懂中文 Dong Chinese

虾

xiā, há

shrimp

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 下 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蝦.

Components
虫 meaning component

虫  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

下 sound component

下  Sound component

xià

  

under

Evolution

虾 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
虾 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
虾 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
虾 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

虾 (蝦) 

xiā

shrimp, prawn; shrimp; prawn

虾 (蝦) 

há

see 蝦蟆|虾蟆[há​ma]

Most common words with 虾
Freq.
Word
Meaning

虾

shrimp

龙虾

lobster

虾米

small shrimp

大虾

prawn

虾仁

shrimp meat