虫
Primary radical
虫 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 虱.
CHINESE CHARACTER
虱 (shī): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order
shī
bug, louse, parasiteHSK —8 strokes
LEARNING CONNECTIONS
乙
Phonetic component
乙 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.
STROKES · 8
PRACTISE WRITING →Write 虱 in 8 steps.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
FAQ
What does 虱 (shī) mean in Chinese?
bug, louse, parasite
How do you write 虱 in stroke order?
虱 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
What is the radical of 虱?
虫 is the radical in 虱. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
What are common words with 虱?
This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.