螫(shì)

17 strokes
Readingsshìzhē

(literary) (of a bee or spider etc) to sting or bite

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Character information

Pinyin
shì / zhē
Meaning
(literary) (of a bee or spider etc) to sting or bite
Strokes
17
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 螫 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱赦虫

In this compound, the meaning comes from 虫 (insect); 赦 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

赦shè虫chóng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 螫 step by step

17 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 螫

Common words using 螫 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fēng蜂shì螫

bee sting

Open 蜂螫 page →
shì螫zhōng中

(of a bee, jellyfish etc) to sting (sb)

Open 螫中 page →

Related characters

From 螫’s common words

蜂中

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