螃 páng crab
How to remember 螃: 虫 insect + 旁 side = crab. On the beach the girl screams at the strange insect walking to the side, and her brother laughs "That's a crab!"
Component breakdown
螃 = 虫 insect + 旁 side
- 虫 insect
- 旁 side
- offering stand
- 方 direction
On the beach the girl screams at the strange insect walking to the side, and her brother laughs "That's a crab!"
How it is used
- A bound character occurring only in 螃蟹 (pángxiè, crab). Never stands alone.