撕咬 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

sīyǎo

tear at

sī rip

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 斯 represents the sound.

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

斯 Sound component

sī this

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	seː
	se

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 交 represents the sound.

口 Meaning component

kǒu, kou mouth

交 Sound component

jiāo to cross, to mix