虾

há , xiā · HSK 7

shrimp

🦐 虾 = 虫 bug radical + 下 xià (sound clue); the water-bug that is a shrimp

虾 — insect radical 虫 + 叚 (phonetic)
虾 is a phono-semantic compound. The 虫 radical signals a small creature (originally insects, broadened to include shrimp and other small aquatic animals), while 叚 supplies the sound. The traditional form 蝦 was simplified to 虾, replacing the phonetic with 下 for a closer modern pronunciation.

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