Radical and Phonetic
Radical
Total Number of Strokes 13
Number of Strokes 9
Mandarin Reading shà
TeoChew Phonetic
Chinese Definitions
歃〈动〉
(形声。从欠,杀声。从“欠”表示与口、出气有关。本义:饮,微吸)
饮 [drink]
公相与歃此血于堂下。――《史记》
特指饮血 [smear the blood]。如:歃盟(歃血为盟);歃会(歃血盟会);歃辞(歃血时宣读的盟词)
歃血
[smear the blood of a sacrifice on the mouth ― an ancient form of swearing an oath] 古人盟会时,微饮牲血,或含于口中,或涂于口旁,以示信守誓言的诚意
王当歃血而定从,次者吾君,次者遂。――《史记·平原君虞卿列传》
歃shà饮,喝。特指古人盟会时,杀牲畜饮血(一说涂在嘴唇上),以表示诚意:~血为盟。
English Definitions
smear one's mouth with blood of a victim when taking an oath
References
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