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啮

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verb #20,916

Meanings

  1. 1 to gnaw
  2. 2 to bite
  3. 3 to erode

Examples

老鼠啮坏了电线，引发了火灾。
Lǎoshǔ niè huài le diànxiàn, yǐnfā le huǒzāi.
Rats gnawed through the electrical wires, causing a fire.
海浪日夜啮蚀着海岸的岩石。
Hǎilàng rìyè niè shí zhe hǎi'àn de yánshí.
The waves gnaw at the coastal rocks day and night.

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啮 is a classical/literary character rarely used in everyday modern Chinese. It appears in compound words like 啮齿动物 (niè chǐ dòngwù = rodent, literally 'gnaw-tooth animal') and 侵啮 (to erode/encroach). In daily speech, 咬 (yǎo) is used instead for 'to bite'.

Stroke Order

啮 niè