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CHINESE CHARACTER

蝨 (shī): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

shī
louse; bed bug
HSK —15 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

虫 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 蝨.

卂 · 虫

Visible components

蝨 is decomposed as ⿱卂⿰虫虫.

STROKES · 15

Write 蝨 in 15 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 蝨 (shī) mean in Chinese?

louse; bed bug

How do you write 蝨 in stroke order?

蝨 has 15 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 蝨?

虫 is the radical in 蝨. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 蝨?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.