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Meaning of 虱

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(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:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (insect) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Surround from upper right
    • [ ] second; 2nd heavenly stem
    • Above to below
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Example Words
木虱 shī woodlouse
头虱 tóu shī head lice
壁虱 shī tick; bedbug
虱子 shī zi louse (Pediculus humanus)
虱目鱼 shī milkfish (Chanos chanos)
More:虱* | *虱 | *虱*
Example Sentences
1
At language I'm lousy.
2
Do you know that you gave me crabs?
3
It says the danger is from sea lice, which are small organisms that feed on fish.
4
If there is a serious increase in body louse infestation, quick action is required by properly trained personnel.
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The researchers say lice commonly kill more than eighty percent of pink salmon in the areas they studied.