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噬 Stroke Order — How to Write 噬

Stroke Order

噬 is written in 16 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

噬 Radical and Character Components

Components:口筮

噬 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 筮 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 13 more strokes

噬 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • shì

Meanings of 噬 in Chinese

1

shì噬

To bite, to devour, to eat; often used in contexts of intense action or regret.
他被巨大的悲痛彻底吞噬了
He was completely consumed by immense sorrow.

Common Words and Phrases with 噬

1
shì噬qí脐
To regret too late; to be useless to regret, like trying to bite one's own navel.
如果当初他能听从劝告,就不会落得现在这般局面,真是噬脐莫及。
If he had only heeded the advice back then, he wouldn't be in this predicament now, regretting it beyond remedy.
2
shì噬qí脐hé何jí及
Useless to regret; repent too late.
他当初没有好好学习,现在高考失利了才来后悔,真是噬脐何及啊。
He didn't study hard initially, and now, regretting his failure in the college entrance exam, it's truly a case of 'too late for regrets'.
3
shì噬shí食
to devour
许多微生物通过噬食土壤中的有机质来维持生命。
Many microorganisms sustain life by devouring organic matter in the soil.

More words with 噬

  • tūn吞shì噬To devour or engulf completely.
  • shì噬jūn菌tǐ体bacteriophage, phage
  • shì噬yǎo咬Bite, Gnaw

Idioms with 噬

  • shì噬qí脐wú无jí及too late to regret
  • jīng鲸tūn吞hǔ虎shì噬gobble up greedily
  • jīng鲸tūn吞shé蛇shì噬aggressively annex or devour on a large scale
  • láng狼cān餐hǔ虎shì噬eat ravenously and voraciously
  • láng狼tūn吞hǔ虎shì噬ruthlessly exploit with extreme avarice
  • māo猫shì噬yīng鹦wǔ鹉harming good people by trusted ones
  • shòu兽kùn困zé则shì噬A cornered beast will bite
  • yīng鹰yáng扬hǔ虎shì噬swagger and act ferociously
  • shì噬qí脐mò莫jí及too late for regrets
  • shì噬zhǐ指qì弃xīn薪Mother and child's empathetic connection
  • shǔn吮yōng痈shì噬zhì痔to debasingly flatter someone
  • zé择féi肥ér而shì噬prey on the rich

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Questions about 噬

What does 噬 mean in Chinese?

噬 (shì) means “To bite, to devour, to eat” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 噬?

噬 is pronounced shì in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 噬 have?

噬 has 16 strokes.

How do you write 噬?

噬 is written in 16 strokes, starting from the radical 口. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 噬?

The radical of 噬 is 口, and 噬 is a phono-semantic compound.

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