虱(shī): louse
8 strokesTrad. 蝨
louse
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- shī
- Meaning
- louse
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- 蝨
Origin & structure
Where 虱 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 虱 step by step
8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 虱
Common words using 虱 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
(lit.) when covered with lice, one doesn't feel the itching anymore (idiom)
Open 虱多不痒 page →Related characters
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