噬(shì)

16 strokes

to devour

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Character information

Pinyin
shì
Meaning
to devour; to bite
Strokes
16
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 噬 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口筮

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 筮 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

口kǒu筮shì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 噬 step by step

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

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Words with 噬

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

fǎn反shì噬

to backfire on; to rebound on

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tūn吞shì噬

to swallow; to engulf; to gobble up

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shì噬yǎo咬

to bite

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shì噬qí脐mò莫jí及

(lit.) one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom)

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shì噬jūn菌tǐ体

bacteriophage; phage

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jù巨shì噬xì细bāo胞

macrophage

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Related characters

From 噬’s common words

反吞咬脐莫及菌体

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