shì

poison

Components
赦 sound component

  Sound component

shè

  

forgive

虫 meaning component

  Meaning component

chóng

  

bug, insect

insect

Evolution

螫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
螫 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shì

poison; sting; poisonous insect; to sting; also pr. [zhē]