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shì (literary) (of a bee or spider etc) to sting or bite
zhē (of a bee or spider etc) to sting or bite; (of an irritant) to make (one's eyes or skin) sting

Etymology phono-semantic

insect

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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