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虱
shī
1. louse
Common • Top 15% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

虱
shī
bug, louse, parasite
8 丶

Compound Words (8)

塘虱
tángshī
catfish (family Clariidae)
壁虱
bìshī
tick
扁虱
biǎnshī
tick (zoology)
木虱
mùshī
woodlouse
虱子
shīzi
louse (Pediculus humanus)
头虱
tóushī
head lice
虱目鱼
shīmùyú
milkfish (Chanos chanos)
虱多不痒
shīduōbùyǎng
many fleas, but unconcerned (idiom); no point in worrying about one debt when one has so many others

Alternate Entries

虱
shī
louse

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
4,012
Word Frequency Rank
12,669 of 84,292

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