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Kanji Detail for 螯 - "pincer"
螯
- Meaning
螯 means "pincer."
Pincer - The claw-like appendage of arthropods, especially the claws of crabs.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
claws
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
nippers
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
chela; nippers; claw; pincers (of crabs, lobsters, scorpions etc)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
claws, pincers
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A modified form of the first pair of legs in arthropods. The end divides into two parts. Opens and closes like scissors. Often used to grab food. Also for self-defense. Many animals have this type. But crab pincers are the strongest. Therefore eating crab is also called 持螯 (holding pincers).
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