虺(huī)

9 strokes
Readingshuīhuǐ

sick

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Character information

Pinyin
huī / huǐ
Meaning
sick; with no ambition
Strokes
9
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 虺 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺兀虫

In this compound, the meaning comes from 虫 (worm); 兀 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

兀wù虫chóng

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 虺 step by step

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

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Words with 虺

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

huī虺huī虺

rumbling (of thunder etc)

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huī虺xī蜥

venomous snake; fig. vicious person

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Related characters

From 虺’s common words

蜥

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