Memory phrase for the character: 耸

耸



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Meaning

shrug the shoulders, raise up, to excite, lofty

Pronunciation

 sǒng

Explanation

 Top: to follow, obey 从 2x person (with much imagination: 2 shoulders 人), bottom: ear 耳

Mnemonic
 
The shoulders are high above the ears when shrugging.

Radicals

从 to follow, obey
耳 earShows the picture of an ear (auricle / pinna)
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 Vocabulary

高耸 gāo sǒng  erect; towering; to stand tall
耸立 sǒng lì  towering (of object placed high over sth)
高耸入云 gāo sǒng rù yún  tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper
高耸入云 gāo sǒng rù yún  

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