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Meaning of 蛭

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Pinyin: zhì
English Definition: fluke; leech; hirudinea
Chinese Definition:
①(水蛭)环节动物,身体长形,稍扁,墨绿色,尾端有吸盘,雌雄同体生活在池沼或水田中,能吸人畜的血。唾液中含有水蛭素,医学上能发挥抗凝血作用。虫体经干燥炮制后入中药。俗称“蚂蟥”“马鳖”。
Total strokes: 12; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (worm) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
水蛭 shuǐ zhì leech
蛭石 zhì shí vermiculite
水蛭素 shuǐ zhì hirudin
笄蛭 zhì a kind of earthworm
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Example Sentences
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To find out why, scientists infected rotifers with a deadly fungus.
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To find out why, scientists infected rotifers with a deadly fungus.
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A study in the journal Science suggests that for bdelloid rotifers, the answer is blowing in the wind.
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The fungi don' t survive the desiccation, so the longer the bdelloids stay dry, the better off they be.
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So for celibate rotifers that want to stay clean, a good long dry spell is just what the doctor ordered.