歃

shà

Radical: 欠 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

歃 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: 欠; phonetic component: 臿.

Words containing 歃

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 歃.

歃血
shà xuè
to smear one's lips with the blood of a sacrifice as a means of pledging allegiance (old)
歃血为盟
shà xuè wéi méng
to smear the lips with blood when taking an oath (idiom)

Related characters (radical 欠)

Characters that share the radical 欠.

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