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蓍

shī

Character

What 蓍 means

1. yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Characters built on 耆

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

• 嗜shì(bound form) to have a strong liking for; to be addicted to
• 鳍qífin

Sounds the same

Read shī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 师teacher; master; expert
• 诗poem; poetry; verse
• 失to lose; to miss; to fail
• 施(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc); to distribute (alms etc)…
• 湿moist; wet
• 狮(bound form) lion
• 尸(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies)…
• 虱louse
• 葹Xanthium strumarium
• 浉Shi, name of river in Xinyang 信阳, Henan
• 絁rough, indelicate silk
• 邿place name