huǐ虺
虺
archaic
literary
Meaning of 虺
虺 means a venomous snake mentioned in ancient texts. Pronounced huǐ.
- a venomous snake mentioned in ancient texts
Character Info
Radical虫
Strokes12
Stroke Order
虺
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
，
cǐ此
shé蛇
míng名
huò或
dú读
zuò作
‘‘
huǐh
u
ǐ
’
。
In ancient texts, the name of this snake is sometimes pronounced ‘huǐ’.
‘‘
wéi为
huǐ虺
fú弗
cuī摧
，
wéi为
shé蛇
ruò若
hé何
？
’
zhè
lǐ这
de里
‘的
huǐ‘
dú虺
’
huǐ读
h
u
ǐ
。
‘If you don’t crush the little snake (huǐ), what will you do when it becomes a big serpent?’ Here, ‘虺’ is pronounced huǐ.