豸(zhì): worm-like invertebrate
7 strokes
Readingszhìzhài
worm-like invertebrate
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- zhì / zhài
- Meaning
- worm-like invertebrate; mythical animal (see 獬豸[xie4 zhi4]); radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 153)
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 豸 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 豸 step by step
7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 豸
Common words using 豸 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
chóng虫zhì豸
insect or insect-like small creature (literary); base person (used as a cur…
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