舐 Stroke Order

舐 [shì] 〈动〉 1. Same as "舓". To lick something with the tongue. Example: 老牛舐犊 (The old cow licks its calf). From 《玉篇•舌部》: "舓, as said in '说文': 'To take something with the tongue'. 舐 is the same as 舓." 2. Similar to licking with the tongue. Example: 舉筆舐墨, 依韻續詩二句 (Raising the pen to lick the ink, continuing the poem with two lines in rhyme). 引: 1. From 《庄子·田子方》: 舐笔和墨, 在外者半 (Licking the pen and ink, half of it is external). 例: For example: - 舐毫 (In ancient legends, female rabbits lick male rabbits' fur to become pregnant) - 舐笔 (Licking the pen) - 舐犊 (The old cow licks its calf; metaphor for parents deeply loving their children) - 舐糠及米 (Licking rice bran and then continuing to eat the rice inside, metaphor for gradually corroding from the outside to the inside) - 舔足 (Kissing and licking someone's feet) - 火苗儿舐着锅底 (The flame licks the bottom of the pot)