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sting

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
shì
セキ、カク
さ.す
석
Components
赦 remit+ 虫 insects =
螫 sting
赦 Phonetic component
shè remit
forgive, remit, pardon
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虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
insect
Notes
Similar Characters
蛊 harm (simp)蜀 short name for Sichuan蟲 insects (trad)烛 taper (simp)融 melt独 alone (jp)触 touch (jp)浊 filthy (simp)繭 cocoon (trad/jp)茧 callus (simp)萤 glow-worm (simp)虮 louse (simp)虰 less common word虱 bug (simp)虹 rainbow虺 large poisonous snake虻 horsefly虼 a flea虽 even (simp)虾 prawn (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
螫
Regular
Modern
Chinese
螫 [shì]
to sting; also pr. [zhē]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
蜂螫 [fēng​zhē]
bee sting
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
⭐ 刺す [さす] #2,077
to pierce