噬

噬 · shì

bite; gnaw; snap at

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
shì
Cantonese
sai6
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

bite; gnaw; snap at

Dictionary definitions & readings

噬 shì · to devour; to bite

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
10692.050:shì Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1053.040:shì Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
338.170:shì Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
shì粵sai6 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ゼイ セイ エイ かむ Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
서:1N Source property ↗
Vietnamese · Quốc ngữ
phè Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
時制 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
RHMO Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
6801.8 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0210.100 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
377.41 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
0336c Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+566C
Radical
口 · 30
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
13
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6105

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
噬
Strokes
16
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

16 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
dzyejH · 時制 · 蟹開三去祭常 · #2402

PHONO-ML, source line 13827; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
291.502
kCowles
3822
kDaeJaweon
0433.010
kGSR
0336c
kHanYu
10692.050
kIRGDaeJaweon
0433.010
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
10692.050
kIRGKangXi
0210.100
kKangXi
0210.100
kMatthews
5764
kMeyerWempe
2618
kMorohashi
04382
kNelson
0997
kSBGY
377.41
kSMSZD2003Index
119.17
kCangjie
RHMO
kFourCornerCode
6801.8
kGradeLevel
6
kHKGlyph
0695
kMojiJoho
MJ008688
kPhonetic
1116
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kIICore
AGTHM
kIRG_GSource
G0-4A49
kIRG_HSource
HB1-BEBD
kIRG_JSource
J0-5363
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-3AD3
kIRG_KSource
K1-6427
kIRG_TSource
T1-7046
kIRG_VSource
V1-5023
kRSUnicode
30.13
kTotalStrokes
16
kBigFive
BEBD
kCCCII
21374D
kCNS1986
1-7046
kCNS1992
1-7046
kEACC
21374D
kGB0
4241
kGB1
4241
kJis0
5167
kKoreanName
2015
kMainlandTelegraph
0896
kTGH
2013:6105
kTaiwanTelegraph
0896
kXerox
267:151
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+4438+30.3.13
kCantonese
sai6
kDefinition
bite; gnaw; snap at
kFanqie
時制
kHangul
서:1N
kHanyuPinyin
10692.050:shì
kJapanese
ゼイ セイ エイ かむ
kJapaneseKun
KAMU
kJapaneseOn
ZEI
kKorean
SE
kMandarin
shì
kSMSZD2003Readings
shì粵sai6
kTGHZ2013
338.170:shì
kTang
zhiɛ̀i
kVietnamese
phè
kXHC1983
1053.040:shì

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
11dictionary records using 噬0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
口 beside 筮 · the same shape in all seven regional standards (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam)
Source notation ^⿰口筮$(GHTJKPV)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰口筮$(GHTJKPV)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.