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CHINESE CHARACTER
xiā
蝦
蝦
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shrimp; prawn
- Numbered pinyin
- xia1
- English meanings
- shrimp; prawn
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
under (condition/fact etc.)
hero; knight
cow
summer; Xia dynasty
gorge; strait
leisure; free time
narrow; petty
flaw; blemish
blind
prawn
govern; jurisdiction
far; distant
rosy clouds
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