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螫

zhē
verb #36,316

Meanings

  1. 1 (of bees, scorpions, jellyfish etc.) to sting
  2. 2 (of irritants) to make the eyes or skin sting

Examples

他被蜜蜂螫了一下。
Tā bèi mìfēng zhē le yí xià.
He got stung by a bee.
辣椒水螫得我眼睛疼。
Làjiāo shuǐ zhē de wǒ yǎnjing téng.
The chili water made my eyes sting.

Tips

usage
Two readings: colloquial zhē 'to sting' (bee, jellyfish, also stinging sensation from chili/onion) is by far the more common; literary shì has the same sense. In everyday speech most people just say 蜇 (zhē) — 螫 looks bookish on the page.

Stroke Order

螫 zhē