shì

lick with tongue

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
舌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shé

  

tongue

氏 sound component

  Sound component

shìzhī

  

clan

Definitions

 

shì

lick with tongue; to lick; to lap (up)

Most common words with 舐
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to lick

舐犊情深

lit. the cow licking its calf fondly (idiom)