The Chinese people have become especially fond of the crab, to the extent that some small, decorative, desk-top water containers are also made in the shape of a crab.
螃蟹既為仕途的象徵，所以它的形象常出現在畫上，或傢具、器物的裝飾上，受到中國文人格外喜好。甚至有的案頭清玩﹘﹘水注，也作蟹形。