蝨 (sat1 | shi1) : [n] louse

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蝨

sat1

shi1

[n] louse

Vulgar variant: 虱

Stroke count: 15

Level: 3

Radical: (#142)

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

蝨

This word has been viewed 3663 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Jul 2009 03:30

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蝨乸 sat1 naa2 = louse 粵

塘蝨 tong4 sat1 = walking catfish

塘蝨魚 tong4 sat1 jyu4*2 = walking catfish

龍蝨 lung4 sat1 = water beetle

木蝨 muk6 sat1 = wood louse, bedbug (as beds were formerly made of wood)

狗蝨 gau2 sat1 = dog ticks

貓蝨 maau1 sat1 = a flea (specific to those on cats)

貓蝨帶 maau1 sat1 daai3*2 = a flea collar (for cats)

跳蝨 tiu3 sat1 = a flea

跳蝨市場 tiu3 sat1 si5 coeng4 = a flea market
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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: 蝨
Unicode code for this character: U+8768 (off-site link)

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