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I found there are two characters for "xia1" (ghra as in Middle Chinese), 蝦 and 鰕.

Could someone explain what the difference is?

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@JamesJiao both of them have the meaning of "shrimp". Which one should I use? – Mike Manilone Feb 24 at 3:37
@MikeManilone You should use "虾" – fefe Feb 24 at 5:16
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@fefe Um. No, I mean which one of them, not the simplified one. – Mike Manilone Feb 24 at 7:30

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You should use 蝦. As can be seen in zdic.net 鰕 used to mean shrimp, but is not used anymore in this meaning. In Japan it however is still a common character.

Using Google:

The latter is used in some exotic fish names.

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Thanks for your Google idea. I have never thought up such an idea! – Mike Manilone Feb 24 at 18:15

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