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耸

sǒng

to excite, to urge; to raise; to shrug; lofty, towering

🔤 Pictophonetic: 耳 (ear) provides meaning, 从 provides pronunciation
HSK 6 10 strokes Common (22%)
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从
cóng
from, by, since, whence, through
耳
ěr
ear; to hear, to hear of; handle
⿱从耳 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

cóng
从
from, by, since, whence, through
💡 Ideographic: One person 人 following another
4 strokes HSK 2
ěr
耳
ear; to hear, to hear of; handle
📷 Pictographic: An ear
6 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 耸 (9)

sǒng
耸 ↗
HSK 6
to excite / to raise up / to shrug / high / lofty / towering
wēicísǒngtīng
危辞耸听 ↗
to startle sb with scary tale
wēiyánsǒngtīng
危言耸听 ↗
frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk / reds under the beds
sǒngdòng
耸动 ↗
to shake (a part of one's body) / to shrug (shoulders) / to create a sensation / to incite
sǒnglì
耸立 ↗
towering (of object placed high over sth)
sǒngjiān
耸肩 ↗
to shrug one's shoulders
sǒngréntīngwén
耸人听闻 ↗
to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people
gāosǒng
高耸 ↗
erect / towering / to stand tall
gāosǒngrùyún
高耸入云 ↗
tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper