Looked at from another angle, the crab's being a water creature suggests the livelihood of a fisherman and is a symbol of closeness with the natural world; therefore, the appearance of the crab in the arts is also a representation of the Chinese view of nature.
另一方面，蟹屬水族之一，暗示漁樵生活，是為親近大自然的象徵，因此螃蟹的美術造型也代表了中國人的自然觀。