Radical and Phonetic
Radical
Total Number of Strokes 8
Number of Strokes 2
Mandarin Reading shī
TeoChew Phonetic
Chinese Definitions

虱(蝨)shī寄生在人、畜身上,吸食血液的一种昆虫。有头~。体~子、阴~子等。能传播斑疹伤寒、回归热等疾病:讲卫生,爱清洁,消灭~子。
English Definitions
louse; bug; parasite
Homoionym
References
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