虱 (sat1 | shi1) : louse

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虱

sat1

shi1

[n] louse

Vulgar variant of 蝨

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: (#142)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

虱

Don't confuse with:
風

This word has been viewed 5066 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Jul 2009 03:31

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木虱 muk6 sat1 = phylloxera (plant lice); [粵] bedbugs (as beds were formerly made of wood)

沙虱 saa1 sat1 = chigger

頭虱 tau4 sat1 = head lice

虱乸 sat1 naa2 = louse 粵

虱乸春 sat1 naa2 ceon1 = louse eggs, nits 粵

狗虱 gau2 sat1 = a flea 粵

塘虱 tong4 sat1 = catfish 粵

龍虱 lung4 sat1 long2 shi1 = predacious diving beetle

虱目魚 sat1 muk6 jyu4*2 shi1 mu4 yu2 = milkfish, bangus

塘虱魚 tong4 sat1 jyu4*2 = sheatfish (a large freshwater catfish) 粵
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 虱
Unicode code for this character: U+8671 (off-site link)

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