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7-9

shrimp

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

xia1 xiā

Meaning


Primary

shrimp

Mnemonic


[xi-] Xena is in [1] front of the [-a] auditorium where she is feeding the 蝦 shrimp that occupy a decorative pond in front of the entrance. The audience members watch as she takes out a 叚 duffel bag and cuts it open with her sword, dumping tons of 虫 insects onto the pond. The 蝦 shrimp enter a feeding frenzy.