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Meaning of 虱

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虱 (Trad.: 蝨)
Pinyin: shī
English Definition: louse; louse
Chinese Definition:
①寄生在人、畜身上的一种小虫,吸食血液,能传染疾病:虱子。头虱。视虱如轮(表示大与小的相对性,或洞察精微的意思)。精贯虱心(赞美某人技艺的高超)。
②喻寄生作恶的人或有害的事物:虱官(害国害民的官吏)。
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 虫
Pictophonetic:乙 indicates the sound; 虫 (insect) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿹ Surround from upper right
    • 乙 [ yǐ ] second; 2nd heavenly stem
    • ⿱ Above to below
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Example Words
木虱 mù shī woodlouse
头虱 tóu shī head lice
壁虱 bì shī tick; bedbug
虱子 shī zi louse (Pediculus humanus)
虱目鱼 shī mù yú milkfish (Chanos chanos)
More:虱* | *虱 | *虱*
Example Sentences
1
语言
,
我奋力挣脱的虱痒
。
At language I'm lousy.
2
你知道你把阴虱传染给我吗
?
Do you know that you gave me crabs?
3
该研究称危险源于海虱
,
它们是食鱼为生的微小生物体
。
It says the danger is from sea lice, which are small organisms that feed on fish.
4
如果体虱问题严重加重
,
那么就需要受到适当训练的人员的迅速行动
。
If there is a serious increase in body louse infestation, quick action is required by properly trained personnel.
5
研究者说在他们所研究的地区
,
海虱导致
80
%
以上的野生粉鲑死亡
。
The researchers say lice commonly kill more than eighty percent of pink salmon in the areas they studied.