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噬
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snap

HSK 10
Human →Body →Face
shì
ゼイ
か.む
서
Components
口 mouth+ 筮 divination with stalks =
噬 snap
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
mouth
筮 Phonetic component
shì divination with stalks
divination with stalks of plants
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
噬
Regular
Modern
Chinese
噬 [shì]
to devour; to bite
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (13)
吞噬 [tūn​shì] #9,117
to swallow
噬菌体 [shì​jūn​tǐ] #40,433
bacteriophage
噬菌体 [shì​jūn​tǐ] #40,433
bacteriophage
吞噬作用 [tūn​shì​zuò​yòng]
phagocytosis (ingesting and destroying foreign matter)
吞噬细胞 [tūn​shì​xì​bāo]
phagocyte (cell that ingests and destroys foreign matter)
吞噬细胞 [tūn​shì​xì​bāo]
phagocyte (cell that ingests and destroys foreign matter)
噬咬 [shì​yǎo]
to bite
大吞噬细胞 [dà​tūn​shì​xì​bāo]
macrophage
大吞噬细胞 [dà​tūn​shì​xì​bāo]
macrophage
小吞噬细胞 [xiǎo​tūn​shì​xì​bāo]
microphage (a type of white blood cell)
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JAPANESE WORDS (3)
臍を噛む [ほぞをかむ] #83,488
to regret bitterly
反噬 [はんぜい] #149,658
turning against one's master
噬臍 [ぜいせい]
bitter regret