螹 (jiàn) - A type of long-bodied crustacean or marine creature & archaic term for a kind of crab or

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螹 · jiàn

A type of long-bodied crustacean or marine creature;

archaic term for a kind of crab or shrimp.

A type of long-bodied crustacean or marine creaturearchaic term for a kind of crab or

Usage highlights

Marine crustaceanAncient creatureCrab speciesZoological referenceRegional dialect term

Synonyms

  • 蟹— crab
  • 虾— shrimp
  • 螯— pincer (of crustacean)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text describes a marine creature called 螹 (螹).
  • In classical zoology, 螹 refers to a type of crustacean (螹).
  • Some regional dialects use 螹 for certain crab species (螹).

Collocations

  • Marine crustacean(海螹)
  • Ancient creature(古螹)
  • Crab species(螹蟹)
  • Zoological reference(螹类)
  • Regional dialect term(方言螹)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts as a zoological term for marine creatures.
  • Rarely used in modern Chinese, primarily of interest to scholars of classical literature.
  • Represents the rich vocabulary for marine life in ancient Chinese natural history.

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