蝎蝎螫螫 héhézhēzhē timid and nervous Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 蝎 hé reduplication wood-boring insect (literary) a worm or insect that eats into wood螫 zhē reduplication to sting (of an insect or arachnid) to sting or bite using a stinger or fangs [shì is the literary reading]