Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "蛭", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "蛭", and master the standard way of writing the character "蛭".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 蛭
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "蛭" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
蛭 [zhì]
1. Leech. A segmented animal. The body is generally long and flat, somewhat resembling an earthworm, with a sucker at both ends. It lives in freshwater or damp areas and can suck the blood of humans and livestock.
2. Little mound. Same as "垤".
3. Surname.
引 (Example references):
1. In "Shuo Wen": 蛭 (zhì), refers to a type of leech, classified under insects, deriving the sound from it.
2. In "Jia Zi Chun Qiu": King Hui of Chu ate cold pickles and got a leech, which he swallowed, and his long-standing abdominal illness was cured.
3. In "Lun Heng · Fu Xu": The nature of leeches is to feed on blood; King Hui likely had accumulated blood.
4. From Liu Zongyuan's "Jin Wen": It embraces the universe and nourishes all things, while shrimp and leeches are never far from the shallow water.
例 (Examples):
Another like: 水蛭 (water leech); 蛭蝚 (water leech, also known as '到掌'); 蛭类 (an academic term in zoology).