shì
螫
sting (as a bee or scorpion)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to sting (of bees, scorpions, etc.)
archaicLiterary and archaic usage. Equivalent to 蜇 (zhē) in modern Mandarin. Used in written Chinese to describe the action of venomous insects or arachnids injecting venom through a stinger.
Bèi被
xiē蝎
zi子
shì螫
le了
yī一
xià下
Got stung by a scorpion.
Fēng蜂
chài虿
yǒu有
dú毒
，
shì螫
rén人
zé则
sǐ死
。
Wasps and scorpions are venomous; if they sting a person, it can be fatal.
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shì螫
zhēn针
stinger (of an insect)