06913 Chinese character of 蛑 and pronounce mau4

The Chinese character【蛑】that we will explain today is a word that describes nature or food. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

A sea crab.

You’ll find the pronunciation for this Chinese character here.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【蛑】:móu

Cantonese Jyutping of 【蛑】:mau4

Here is some fundamental information about the character 【蛑】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【蛑】, for example:Describing nature or food , It means mainly a kind of sea crab .Given the broad and profound nature of Chinese characters, some nuances and precise usages may not be entirely captured in this space.

【蛑】is a word that can combine with others to create more detailed terms or phrases, such as【蛑蟹、海蛑】(Mandarin Pinyin:móu xiè 、hǎi móu/ Cantonese Jyutping:mai4 haai5 、hoi2 mai4)

This character has a total of 12 strokes,It is an obscure Chinese character that may only be found in ancient texts,Below is a sample sentence featuring this character in real usage.:


蛑蟹是海鮮市場的常見品種。

Mantis crab is a common species in seafood markets.


I hope you find delight in the richness of the Chinese language and learn new things here. Take your time going through the materials provided.