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嘶

sī

Character

What 嘶 means

1. hiss
2. neigh
3. Ss! (sound of air sucked between the teeth, indicating hesitation or thinking over)

Example sentences

• 他声嘶力竭地叫道：“这场仗，我们不可以输！”
  Tā shēngsīlìjié de jiàodào:“ zhè chǎng zhàng, wǒmen bù kěyǐ shū!”
  He shouted at the top of his voice, "This is a battle we cannot lose."
• 他声嘶力竭地叫道：「这场仗，我们不可以输！」
  He shouted at the top of his voice, "This is a battle we cannot lose."

Words starting with 嘶

• 嘶哑sī yǎ(onomatopoeia) coarse crowing; hoarse; husky
• 嘶鸣sī míngto whinny (of a horse); to neigh
• 嘶叫sī jiàoto whinny (of a horse); to neigh; to shout
• 嘶吼sī hǒuto yell; to shout
• 嘶喊sī hǎnto shout
• 嘶哑声sī yǎ shēnghoarse
• 嘶嘶声sī sī shēnghissing or sizzling sound

Words containing 嘶

• 声嘶力竭shēng sī lì jiéto shout oneself hoarse (idiom)
• 人喊马嘶rén hǎn mǎ sīlit. people shouting and horses neighing (idiom); fig. tumultuous; hubbub
• 老马嘶风lǎo mǎ sī fēngold horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
• 老骥嘶风lǎo jì sī fēngold steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations

Characters built on 斯

These share the phonetic component 斯 (sī), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 撕sīto tear
• 厮sī(bound form) together; each other; (bound form) male servant; (bound form) dude…

Characters that look like 嘶

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 衡héngto weigh; weight; measure
• 潮cháotide; damp; moist; humid; fashionable; trendy
• 嘲cháoto ridicule; to mock
• 榭xièpavilion
• 嘞leisentence-final particle similar to 了
• 鲣jiānbonito

Sounds the same

Read sī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 斯(phonetic); this
• 司to take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)
• 思to think; to consider
• 丝silk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips…
• 私personal; private; selfish
• 撕to tear
• 厮(bound form) together; each other; (bound form) male servant; (bound form) dude…
• 咝(onomatopoeia) to hiss; to whistle; to whiz
• 锶strontium (chemistry)
• 蛳snail
• 鸶heron
• 虒amphibious animal with one horn