zhì豸（蛭）
豸（蛭）
technical
literary
Meaning of 豸
豸 means leech; bloodsucking worm; legless aquatic annelid. Pronounced zhì.
- leech; bloodsucking worm; legless aquatic annelid
Character Info
Radical虫
Strokes12
Components
虫
至
Stroke Order
豸
Definitions & Examples
Shuǐ水
zhì蛭
zài在
yī医
xué学
shàng上
cháng常
bèi被
yòng用
lái来
xī吸
xiě血
zhì治
liáo疗
。
Leeches are often used medically for bloodletting therapy.
Dào稻
tián田
lǐ里
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
mǎ蚂
huáng蟥
，
huì会
xī吸
fù附
zài在
rén人
de的
tuǐ腿
shang上
。
There are many leeches in the paddy fields that will attach to people's legs.
Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
tí提
dào到
de的
chóng虫
zhì蛭
duō多
zhǐ指
wú无
zú足
zhī之
chóng虫
。
The 'chong-zhi' mentioned in ancient texts mostly refers to legless worms.
Measure Words
条/ tiáo
Primary
只/ zhī