蝎 — Chinese character
蝎
xiē
scorpion
- Pinyin
- xiē
- Radical
- 142 ⾍ (Insect)
- Strokes
- 15
- Components
- 虫 曷
- Formation
- pictophonetic — insect; meaning component 虫; sound component 曷
- Japanese
- 蝎 as a kanji
Common words with 蝎
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蝎子 (蠍子) | xiē zi | scorpion |
| 天蝎 (天蠍) | tiān xiē | Scorpio (constellation) |
| 蛇蝎 (蛇蠍) | shé xiē | (fig.) malevolent; treacherous |
| 蛇蝎美人 (蛇蠍美人) | shé xiē měi rén | beautiful but dangerous woman; femme fatale |
English words written with 蝎
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.