蟹

蟹 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+13, 19 strokes, cangjie input 弓手中一戈 (NQLMI), four-corner 2713₆, composition ⿱解虫)

• KangXi: page 1098, character 49
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 33668
• Dae Jaweon: page 1563, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2898, character 2
• Unihan data for U+87F9

Historical forms of the character 蟹
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ɡreːʔ) : phonetic 解 (OC *kreːʔ, *kreːs, *ɡreːʔ, *ɡreːs) + semantic 虫. Originally written as 蠏／蟹.

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-k(j)aːj (“crab”). Compare S'gaw Karen ဆွဲၣ် (hsweh̀).

“to decrease in value’

From 蟹貨／蟹货. See there for more.

蟹

1. crab (Classifier: 隻／只 c)

   • 大蟹在海中。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: The Classic of Mountains and Seas

     Dàxiè zài hǎizhōng. [Pinyin]

     A great crab is in the middle of the sea.

   • 蟹八跪而二螯，非蛇蟺之穴，無可寄託者，用心躁也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     蟹八跪而二螯，非蛇蟺之穴，无可寄托者，用心躁也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Xunzi, c. 3^rd century BCE

     Xiè bā guì ér èr áo, fēi shéshàn zhī xué, wúkě jìtuō zhě, yòngxīn zào yě. [Pinyin]

     The crab has eight legs and two pincers; yet without the snake's or the eel's hole, it cannot have a shelter; for its mind is restless.

2. (Cantonese, slang, of stocks, goods, etc.) to decrease in value, such that selling it will result in loss

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

• Go-on: げ (ge)
• Kan-on: かい (kai)
• Kun: かに (kani, 蟹)

蟹 (kani): a crab.

From Old Japanese. Possibly a compound of 殻 (kara, “shell”) +‎ 丹 (ni, “red”).

Possibly cognate with Korean 게 (ge, “crab”); compare Jeju 깅이 (ging'i, “crab”).

• (Tokyo) かに [kàní] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɲ̟i]

蟹(かに) • (kani) 

1. a crab (infraorder Brachyura)

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as カニ.

蟹 (hiragana がにー, romaji ganī)

Cognate with Japanese 蟹 (kani, “crab”).

Possibly cognate with Korean 게 (ge, “crab”); compare Jeju 깅이 (ging'i, “crab”).

蟹 (hiragana がにー, romaji ganī)

1. crab

蟹 (eumhun 게 해 (ge hae))

1. crab

蟹 (hiragana かん, romaji kan)

Cognate with Japanese 蟹 (kani, “crab”).

Possibly cognate with Korean 게 (ge, “crab”); compare Jeju 깅이 (ging'i, “crab”).

蟹 (hiragana かん, romaji kan)

1. crab

蟹 (hiragana がに, romaji gani)

Cognate with Japanese 蟹 (kani, “crab”).

Possibly cognate with Korean 게 (ge, “crab”); compare Jeju 깅이 (ging'i, “crab”).

蟹 (hiragana がに, romaji gani)

1. crab

蟹 (hiragana がに, romaji gani)

Cognate with Japanese 蟹 (kani, “crab”).

Possibly cognate with Korean 게 (ge, “crab”); compare Jeju 깅이 (ging'i, “crab”).

蟹 (hiragana がに, romaji gani)

1. crab

蟹: Hán Nôm readings: giải

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蟹 (hiragana がん, romaji gan)

Cognate with Japanese 蟹 (kani, “crab”).

Possibly cognate with Korean 게 (ge, “crab”);

蟹 (hiragana がん, romaji gan)

1. crab