Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "啮", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "啮", and master the standard way of writing the character "啮".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 啮
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "啮" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
啮
niè
1. 咬。 (Gnaw.)
2. 咬:
a. 齿动物。 (Toothed animals.)
b. 虫咬鼠~。 (Insects gnawing at mice.)
c. ~合 (a. Teeth clenching; b. To bite tightly like teeth, e.g., "The gears fit together well.")
【本义】: 用嘴咬 (The original meaning: to bite with the mouth.)
【造字法】: 会意。从口,从齿。表示咬。本字从齿,(qì)声。
(Word formation: ideogram. Consists of "mouth" and "tooth," indicating biting. This character includes "tooth" and the sound "(qì).")
1. 同本义 ([En.] gnaw)
2. 侵蚀 ([En.] erode)
引文:
1. 《说文》:囓,噬也。 字亦作啮。鸟曰啄,兽曰囓。 (Shuōwén: "Cleave, it means to bite. The character can also be written as '啮'. Birds peck, beasts gnaw.")
2. 《汉书·李广苏建传》:武卧啮雪。 (Han Shu: "Wu lay and gnawed at the snow.")
3. 《后汉书·费长房传》:众蛇竞来,啮索且断。 (History of the Later Han: "Many snakes came competing, gnawing at and breaking the rope.")
4. 《新唐书·李勚传》:勚感涕,因啮指流血。 (New History of the Tang: "Li felt moved to tears and then bit his finger until it bled.")
5. 唐· 柳宗元《捕蛇者说》:以啮人,无御之者。 (Tang - Liu Zongyuan: "They gnaw at people, and there is no one to resist.")
例子:
又如:
啮指 (biting one’s finger, indicating extreme sorrow);
啮咬 (gnawing, metaphorically tormenting);
啮啃 (gnawing);
啮齿 (biting tightly);
啮噬 (gnawing and chewing);
啮心 (metaphor for extreme pain);
啮雪吞毡 (metaphor for living a hard life for the sake of one's principles);
啮臂 (biting one's arm until it bleeds, indicating sincerity and resolve.)
2. 侵蚀 ([En.] erode)
引文:
1. 明· 刘基《诚意伯刘文成公文集》:水皆啮石出。 (Ming - Liu Ji: "The waters gnaw at the stones.")
2. 李白《金陵白下亭留别》:汉水啮古根。 (Li Bai: "The Han River erodes the ancient roots.")