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shī

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shī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shī | shi1
English translation
bug, louse, parasite

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About shī

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

shī

Contains the radical

chóng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

insect

Etymology of shī

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱? chóng

Semantic compound

chóng

Phonetic compound

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Example sentences using shī

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虱会侵害 qīn hài 活体 huó tǐ 植物 zhíwù bìng kěn yǎo 它们 tā men de jīng

Woodlice attack living plants and gnaw at the stems.

头上 tóu shàng shēng 虱子 shī zi bìng 说明 shuōmíng jiǎng 个人卫生

Infection with head lice is no reflection on personal hygiene.

shì 一种 yī zhǒng fěn shī 对吗?”——“ shì de 是粉虱。”

"That's a type of whitefly, is it?"— 'Yes. it is a whitefly.'

Words with shī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
虱子 shī zi louse (Pediculus humanus)蝨子
shī louse shī
塘虱 táng shī catfish (family Clariidae)塘虱 táng shī
虱目鱼 shī mù yú milkfish (Chanos chanos)虱目魚
头虱 tóu shī head lice頭蝨
虱多不痒 shī duō bù yǎng Troubles never come singly.蝨多不癢

shī Decomposition & Compounds

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