螯

Information about character(s)

Radical: 虫
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 11
Total Strokes: 16

Pronunciation

Pinyin: áo
Cantonese: ngou4
JapaneseKun: HASAMI
JapaneseOn: GOU

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: nippers

CE-Dict: nippers/claw (of crab)/chela/pincers/Astacus fluviatilis

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a poisonous insect; a scorpion

21 Century bidirectional science and technology dictionary: hand - 無脊椎
chelifore - 無脊椎
nipper - 無脊椎

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: chela; pincers

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: pincers

湘雅醫學專業詞典: [单]chela;[复]chelae

康熙字典文字版 【申集中】【虫字部】螯
【唐韻】五勞切【韻會】牛刀切，𠀤音遨。【玉篇】車螯。【本草】其殻色紫，璀粲如玉，斑點如花，海人以火炙之，則殻開，取肉食之。【梁元帝·謝車螯啓】車螯，味高食部，名陳物志。　又蟹螯。【韻會】大足，在首上如鉞者。【大戴禮】蟹二螯八足，非蛇蛆之穴，無所寄託者，用心躁也。【晉書·畢卓傳】左手持酒杯，右手持蟹螯。　通作敖。【荀子·勸學篇】蟹六跪二敖。　【說文】本作𧒥。【韻會】或作螯、𩪋。

CF-Dict: pinces/griffes/tenailles