螃 (páng): used in 螃蟹
螃 (páng) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 螃蟹.” 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).
Definitions
- used in 螃蟹
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
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.
Example Sentences
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.
它的正确练习动作为横向螃蟹步走、蚌式开合。
tā de zhèng què liàn xí dòng zuò wéi héng xiàng páng xiè bù zǒu , 蚌 shì kāi gě .
The correct exercises for this are the sideways crab walk and the clam open-and-close.
礁石区 脚下湿滑易被卷走 很多人喜欢在礁石区赶海、捡螃蟹、拍照留念。
jiāo shí qū jiǎo xià shī huá yì bèi juǎn zǒu hěn duō rén xǐ huān zài jiāo shí qū gǎn hǎi , jiǎn páng xiè , pāi zhào liú niàn .
Reef Areas: The Ground Is Slippery and You Can Easily Be Swept Away. Many people enjoy foraging along the shore, catching crabs, and taking photos in reef areas.
螃蟹、登科、状元考卷……这些送考文物又火出了圈
páng xiè , dēng kē , zhuàng yuán kǎo juǎn zhè xiē sòng kǎo wén wù yòu huǒ chū le juān
Crabs, passing the imperial exams, top-scorer exam papers… These exam-related artifacts have once again gone viral beyond their usual circles.
但是请注意,处理海鲜的过程中,看似普通的鱼刺扎伤、螃蟹夹伤,却可能触发致命感染。
dàn shì qǐng zhù yì , chǔ lǐ hǎi xiān de guò chéng zhōng , kàn sì pǔ tōng de yú cì zhā shāng , páng xiè jiā shāng , què kě néng chù fā zhì mìng gǎn rǎn .
However, please be aware that when handling seafood, seemingly minor injuries—such as being pricked by a fishbone or pinched by a crab—can lead to life-threatening infections.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 虫 (insect) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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