Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 嘶
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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
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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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 |
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