crab
variant of 蟹[xie4]

蟹 character breakdown

variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]
lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

= + : Chantal Chicken and a mosquito are taking part in a dart contest just inside the engine's kitchen. The dart board is hanging in the middle of the entrance, and Chantal and the mosquito are standing to the sides. Over each of them a large fake nose is hovering: the loser will be covered in grey goose as punishment.
surname Xie
to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection

= + + : Mnemonic symbol: acetone, in which anything can be dissolved.

Inside of the elevator (e3) Joan of Arc (ji) is dissolving a horn (角). A moment ago she cut the horn from the bull's (牛) head using a cleaver (刀). The bull is still shocked as he sees Joan of Arc dissolve (解) his horn in acetone (解).
to transport under guard
acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old) / variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old)

Characters with 蟹 as component

蟹 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 蟹

the ovary and digestive glands of a female crab (eaten as a delicacy)
crab roe / crab spawn / (used for crab meat in general)
same as 軟腳蝦|软脚虾[ruan3 jiao3 xia1]
snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)
see 蟹獴[xie4 meng3]
horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus)

Sentences with 蟹

蟹 currently does not appear in any sentence.