蟹螯 xiè'áo crab pincers Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 蟹 xiè noun crab crab; any of several long-legged decapod crustaceans of the infraorder Brachyura螯 áo pincers the first pair of legs on arthropods like crabs or lobsters, shaped like a pair of tongs and used for eating or defense; chela; nippers