| 蛭 | |||
| leech | |||
| Radical | 虫 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 6 | Total Strokes | 12 | 
| Mandarin reading | zhì | Cantonese reading | zat6 | 
| Japanese on reading | shitsu chitsu | Japanese kun reading | hiru | 
| Korean reading | cil | Vietnamese reading | chấy | 
| 蛭 | |||
| leech | |||
| Radical | 虫 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 6 | Total Strokes | 12 | 
| Mandarin reading | zhì | Cantonese reading | zat6 | 
| Japanese on reading | shitsu chitsu | Japanese kun reading | hiru | 
| Korean reading | cil | Vietnamese reading | chấy | 
| 蛭 | [ zhì ] fluke, leech, hirudinea | 
| 蛭石 | [ zhì shí ] vermiculite | 
| ⇒ 水蛭 | [ shuǐ zhì ] leech | 
| ⇒ 水蛭素 | [ shuǐ zhì sù ] hirudin | 
| ⇒ 笄蛭 | [ jī zhì ] a kind of earthworm |