How to write 啮

啮 (niè) 1. 咬: to bite. - 例: 啮齿动物 - gnawing animals. - 例: 虫咬鼠啮 - insects biting mice. - 例: 啮合 - a. teeth clenching; b. to interlock tightly, as in "gears mesh well." 2. 同本义 ([En.] gnaw) - 用嘴咬 - to use the mouth to bite. - 文献: 《说文》：囓，噬也。字亦作啮。鸟曰啄，兽曰囓。 - 文献: 《汉书·李广苏建传》：武卧啮雪。 - 文献: 《后汉书·费长房传》：众蛇竞来，啮索且断。 - 文献: 《新唐书·李勚传》：勚感涕，因啮指流血。 - 文献: 唐· 柳宗元《捕蛇者说》：以啮人，无御之者。 3. 侵蚀 ([En.] erode) - 用于形容水或其他自然元素对物体的侵蚀。 - 文献: 明· 刘基《诚意伯刘文成公文集》：水皆啮石出。 - 文献: 李白《金陵白下亭留别》：汉水啮古根。 例: - 啮指: to bite one’s fingers (to express deep sorrow). - 啮咬: to gnaw and bite; metaphorically means to torment. - 啮啃: to gnaw. - 啮齿: to grind one's teeth. - 啮噬: to bite and chew. - 啮心: metaphorically means extreme pain. - 啮雪吞毡: metaphorically refers to living a hard life to uphold one's integrity. - 啮臂: to bite one's arm and draw blood, to show sincerity and determination.