shì

common
literary
verb

Meaning of

噬 means to bite; to gnaw; to devour; to swallow. Pronounced shì.

  • to bite; to gnaw
  • to devour; to swallow
  • to retaliate; to bite back

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

È
gǒu
shì
rén
 
jiā
yào
xiǎo
xīn
 

A ferocious dog bites people, everyone should be careful.

bèi
shé
shì
le
jiǎo
huái
 
máng
yuàn
 

He was bitten on the ankle by a snake and hurried to the hospital.