螃 (páng): used in 螃蟹[pang2 xie4]

螃 (páng) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 螃蟹[pang2 xie4].” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 虫 (semantic) and 旁 (phonetic). It ranks #3112 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 螃 insect. Its radical form 虫 (insect) appears in many related characters such as 虫 (chóng, insect), 蛇 (shé, snake), 蛋 (dàn, egg).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 虫 insect16 strokesFrequency #3112虫 semantic旁 phonetic

Definitions

  1. used in 螃蟹[pang2 xie4]

Etymology & Origin

螃

pictophoneticinsect

Decomposition: ⿰虫旁 (layout: left-right)

Components:虫semantic旁phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
螃蟹páng xiècrab
1
Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

螃 appears in 1 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 螃 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

蟹xiè
0.8287,386 co-occurrences
蘸zhàn
0.584138 co-occurrences
酱jiàng
0.497150 co-occurrences
虾xiā
0.495132 co-occurrences
钳qián
0.47448 co-occurrences
吃chī
0.392234 co-occurrences
椒jiāo
0.38154 co-occurrences
罐guàn
0.37754 co-occurrences
壳qiào
0.35442 co-occurrences
辣là
0.35348 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

了解螃字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。

le jiě páng zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ jiě zhōng guó wén huà .

Understanding the origin of the character "螃" helps in understanding Chinese culture.

Character Family

虫 Radical Family — Characters sharing the insect radical

蠢chǔn蛋dàn蝶dié蜂fēng虹hóng蝴hú蜡là螺luó蚂mǎ蜜mì

Related Characters

虫chóng蛇shé蛋dàn蜂fēng蚊wén虾xiā蜡là融róng虽suī虹hóng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 螃 (páng) mean in Chinese?
螃 (páng) primarily means "used in 螃蟹[pang2 xie4]." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3112 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 螃 and 谤?
螃 (páng) and 谤 (bàng) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 虫 vs 讠 (same 旁 component).
How many strokes does 螃 have?
螃 is written with 16 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 螃?
The radical associated with 螃 is 虫 (insect). This radical appears in many characters related to insect.
What are the components of 螃?
螃 is composed of: 虫 (semantic), 旁 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰虫旁 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 螃?
Common words with 螃 include: 螃蟹 (páng xiè, "crab"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
Is 螃 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 螃 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.