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The Chinese word 蟹 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
xiè, xiě 1. crab
2. (Cantonese, slang) to decrease in value, such that selling it will result in loss

蟹 ⇨ 解 + 虫
Component Pinyin Meanings
jiě 1. to loosen; to unfasten; to untie
     解開 鞋帶 - to untie the shoelaces
     解放 - to release; to liberate
     (ant, zh, , )
2. to divide; to break up; to split; to separate
     解析 - to break up; to analyse
     分解 - to split; to reduce to components
     解剖 - to dissect
3. to excrete; to go to the toilet
     小解 - to empty one's bladder
4. to remove; to eliminate
     解除 - to remove; to undo; to cancel
5. to dissolve; to become scattered, less substantial, or less visible
     溶解 - to dissolve (in a liquid)
6. to resolve
     解決 - to solve/resolve (a problem)
     冤家..... - to resolve conflicts, not to create them
7. to solve; to find an answer
     未解之謎 - unanswered question
     解題 - to solve a problem
8. to explain
     解釋 - to explain; to provide the reasons, grounds, etc.
9. to understand; to interpret
     不解 - to not understand; to be perplexed
     解讀 - to read into; to interpret
10. (mathematics) solution
     近似 - approximate solution
11. interpretation; explanation; analysis; understanding
     不求甚解 - "to not run after over-interpretation".
12. 40th hexagram of the I Ching
jiè 13. to introduce a scholar to the imperial palace
     jiè - laureate of local examinations ("foremost among the presented scholars")
14. to send under escort
     押解jiè - to take away under escort
15. to pawn; to mortgage
16. to exchange (money)
xiè 17. skills; moves (of martial arts, dance, acrobatics, etc.)
     渾身解xiè - all one's skills
18. (dated, music) to conclude a piece; to complete
19. (zh-used in, 解廌), Alternative form of 獬豸
20. Alternative form of 廨 (government office)
21. Alternative form of 懈 (to relax)
22. (Xie) (place name in Hedong, i.e. (zh-m, *河東))
hài 23. (zh-used in, 解州)
1. insect
2. Variant of 蟲
3. Variant of 虺

解 ⇨ 角 + 刀 + 牛
Component Pinyin Meanings
jiǎo, jué, jió 1. horn; antler
2. point
3. (mathematics) angle; corner
4. (geography) cape; point; headland
5. (numismatics) one tenth of a yuan or dollar
6. role; part; character
7. actor; actress
8. (music) bugle; horn
9. (music) third note in the Chinese pentatonic scale, or mi
10. to contend; to compete; to challenge
     jué - wrestle
11. (Chinese astronomy) Horn (one of Twenty-Eight Mansions)
12. (gaming) Short for 角色
13. (Min Bei, Min Dong, Hokkien) A suffix to denote masculine animals
dāo 1. knife; blade
2. single-edged sword; cutlass
3. (neologism, internet) to bargain; to negotiate on price
4. (q-lite, only common among Tai people)
      - - Dao Shixun
dāo 5. (Mandarin, neologism, colloquial) dollar
6. Variant of 刁
niú 1. bovine, e.g. cow, bull, ox, buffalo, bison, yak
2. beef
     gān.牛河 - beef chow fun
3. stubborn; pigheaded
4. (colloquial) arrogant
5. (mainland, Mandarin, slang) awesome; powerful
     牛屄 - vulgar awesome
     牛人 - an awesome person
6. (astronomy) the Ox, a Chinese constellation near Capricorn
7. (physics) Short for 牛頓, tr=niúdùn, newton
8. (Hong Kong Cantonese, computing) Short for 火牛, transformer
      - - Niu Sengru (Tang politician)