Memory phrase for the character: 嘶

嘶

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Meaning

hiss, neigh, Ss! (sucked between the teeth, when hesitating or thinking)

Pronunciation

sī

Explanation

 Left: mouth 口, right: this 斯 (A grain scoop 其 threshes like THIS axe 斤)

Mnemonic
 
The sound ("what comes out of the mouth") of a grain scoop or a axe is a: hiss or 'Ss!'

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
斯 this




 Vocabulary

嘶吼 sī hǒu  to yell; to shout
嘶哑 sī yǎ  onomat. coarse crowing; hoarse; husky
老骥嘶风 lǎo jì sī fēng  old steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
老马嘶风 lǎo mǎ sī fēng  old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
老马嘶风 lǎo mǎ sī fēng  

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