蝦

蝦 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 中戈口卜水 (LIRYE), four-corner 5714₇, composition ⿰虫叚)

• 𫬗

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1090, character 15
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33299
• Dae Jaweon: page 1556, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2874, character 3
• Unihan data for U+8766

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qʰraː, *ɡraː): semantic 虫 (“insect”) + phonetic 叚 (OC *kraːʔ).

Related to 赮 (OC *ɡraː, “red”), 霞 (OC *ɡraː, “rosy clouds”), 瑕 (OC *ɡraː, “jade with some red”) (Wang, 1982).

蝦

1. shrimp; prawn; lobster (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 尾 m mn)

   毛蝦／毛虾  ―  máoxiā  ―  shrimp

   明蝦／明虾  ―  míngxiā  ―  prawn

   龍蝦／龙虾  ―  lóngxiā  ―  lobster

   蝦片／虾片  ―  xiāpiàn  ―  prawn crackers

2. to bend; to curve; to flex

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

3. (slang) fan of Xiao Zhan

   • 然而，僅僅數分鐘後，這條微博下評論的畫風就變了，「我覺得你另有所指，」配了個吃瓜群眾的表情，「希望蝦不動彈的來這裡。」「活蝦會一邊說哥哥無辜，一邊掛人，好可怕呢。」 [MSC, trad.]
     然而，仅仅数分钟后，这条微博下评论的画风就变了，「我觉得你另有所指，」配了个吃瓜群众的表情，「希望虾不动弹的来这里。」「活虾会一边说哥哥无辜，一边挂人，好可怕呢。」 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2020 June 28, 杨建伟 (Yang Jianwei), 徐牧心 (Xu Muxin), 《肖战的粉与黑》, in 《Vista看天下》, issue 492, page 19

     Rán'ér, jǐnjǐn shù fēnzhōng hòu, zhè tiáo wēibó xià pínglùn de huàfēng jiù biàn le, “wǒ juéde nǐ lìng yǒu suǒ zhǐ,” pèi le ge chīguā qúnzhòng de biǎoqíng, “xīwàng xiā bù dòngtán de lái zhèlǐ.” “huó xiā huì yībiān shuō gēge wúgū, yībiān guàrén, hǎo kěpà ne.” [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 「看到（抹黑偶像的帖子）轉發、點讚、評論（數量）達標的，馬上複製鏈接，用『權證鏈』存證，我們要用法律武器保護他，我們都要做肖戰的蝦蝦！」 [MSC, trad.]
     「看到（抹黑偶像的帖子）转发、点赞、评论（数量）达标的，马上复制链接，用『权证链』存证，我们要用法律武器保护他，我们都要做肖战的虾虾！」 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2020 August 10, 郑瑜 (Zheng Yu), 张荣旺 (Zhang Rongwang), 《区块链走俏“肖战粉丝圈” 存证商业化道阻且长》, in 《中国经营报》 [China Business Journal], issue 2368, page B7

     “kàndào (mǒhēi ǒuxiàng de tiězi) zhuǎnfā, diǎnzàn, pínglùn (shùliàng) dábiāo de, mǎshàng fùzhì liànjiē, yòng ‘quánzhèngliàn’ cúnzhèng, wǒmen yào yòng fǎlǜ wǔqì bǎohù tā, wǒmen dōu yào zuò Xiào Zhàn de xiāxiā!” [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 年初的一場227事件，將去年剛榮升頂級流量之冠的肖戰放在熱鍋上烈火烹油，而後的427、627，風波延續不斷，反蝦（肖戰粉絲自稱小飛俠，被不喜歡肖戰的人戲稱為「蝦」）大軍不斷壯大，更有很多原本遠離粉圈，對誰都無感的路人被拉下水，最終不得不豎起反蝦大旗。 [MSC, trad.]
     年初的一场227事件，将去年刚荣升顶级流量之冠的肖战放在热锅上烈火烹油，而后的427、627，风波延续不断，反虾（肖战粉丝自称小飞侠，被不喜欢肖战的人戏称为「虾」）大军不断壮大，更有很多原本远离粉圈，对谁都无感的路人被拉下水，最终不得不竖起反虾大旗。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2021 January 1, 枣泥, 《各大棚网站集体涨价，垄断寡头即将出现？》, in 《出版人》 [China Publishers], →ISSN, issue 294, page 102

     Nián chū de yī chǎng 227 shìjiàn, jiāng qùnián gāng róngshēng dǐngjí liúliàng zhī guàn de Xiào Zhàn fàng zài rè guō shàng lièhuǒ pēngyóu, érhòu de 427, 627, fēngbō yánxù bùduàn, fǎn xiā (Xiào Zhàn fěnsī zìchēng xiǎofēixiá, bèi bù xǐhuān Xiào Zhàn de rén xìchēng wèi “xiā”) dàjūn bùduàn zhuàngdà, gèng yǒu hěnduō yuánběn yuǎnlí fěnquān, duì shéi dōu wúgǎn de lùrén bèi lā xiàshuǐ, zuìzhōng bùdébù shùqǐ fǎn xiā dàqí. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 粉絲對「偶像」這個想象共同體有著集體認同，基于對肖戰的共同熱愛，小飛俠们會自發尋找組織，以此達成「蝦圈」或「蝦塘」的建構。 [MSC, trad.]
     粉丝对「偶像」这个想象共同体有着集体认同，基于对肖战的共同热爱，小飞侠们会自发寻找组织，以此达成「虾圈」或「虾塘」的建构。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2021 June 30, 周蓉 (Zhou Rong), 《“赶工”追星中的粉丝劳动及同意制造研究 ——基于肖战粉圈的观察与访谈》 (thesis), Lanzhou: Lanzhou University, page 44

     Fěnsī duì “ǒuxiàng” zhège xiǎngxiàng gòngtóngtǐ yǒu zhe jítǐ rèntóng, jīyú duì Xiào Zhàn de gòngtóng rè'ài, xiǎofēixiámen huì zìfā xúnzhǎo zǔzhī, yǐcǐ dáchéng “xiāquān” huò “xiātáng” de jiàngòu. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

• (shrimp):

蝦

1. only used in 蝦蟆／虾蟆

Compare Zhuang ha (“to intimidate; to bully”).

蝦

1. (Cantonese, Hakka, Southwestern Mandarin, Zhongshan Min) to bully; to pick on

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

蝦

1. (Cantonese, in compounds) baby

• “蝦”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• “蝦”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
• 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “572 虾”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 347.
• 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “虾”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 254.

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

1. shrimp, prawn, lobster

• Go-on: げ (ge)
• Kan-on: か (ka)
• Kun: えび (ebi, 蝦)、かえる (kaeru, 蝦)^{←かへる (kaferu, 蝦, historical)}

• 蝦夷(えぞ) (Ezo), 蝦夷(えびす) (Ebisu), 蝦夷(えみし) (Emishi), 蝦夷(えみす) (Emisu)
• 蝦蟇(ガマ) (gama)
• 魚蝦(ぎょか) (gyoka)
• 蝦虎魚(ハゼ) (haze)

蝦 • (ha) (hangeul 하, McCune–Reischauer ha, Yale ha)

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蝦: Hán Nôm readings: hà

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