shì

Radical: 舌 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

舐 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 舐

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 舐.

溜舐
liū shì
to flatter obsequiously
舔舐
tiǎn shì
老牛舐犊
lǎo niú shì dú
lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom)
舐犊之爱
shì dú zhī ài
the love of a cow licking her calf (idiom)
舐犊情深
shì dú qíng shēn
lit. the cow licking its calf fondly (idiom)

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