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嗜
shì
1. addicted to
2. fond of
3. stem corresponding to -phil or -phile
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

嗜
shì
addicted to, fond of, with a weakness for
13 丶

Compound Words (14)

嗜血
shìxuè
blood-thirsty
嗜欲
shìyù
lust
嗜好
shìhào
hobby
嗜睡症
shìshuìzhèng
hypersomnia
嗜酒如命
shìjiǔrúmìng
to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
嗜杀成性
shìshāchéngxìng
bloodthirsty
嗜痂成癖
shìjiāchéngpǐ
to have strange and dangerous addictions (idiom)
嗜血杆菌
shìxuègǎnjūn
hemophile bacteria
嗜酸性球
shìsuānxìngqiú
eosinophil granulocyte (type of white blood cell)
嗜碱性球
shìjiǎnxìngqiú
basophil granulocyte (type of white blood cell)
嗜酸乳干菌
shìsuānrǔgānjūn
Lactobacillus acidophilus
嗜酸性粒细胞
shìsuānxìnglìxìbāo
eosinophil (type of white blood cell)
发作性嗜睡病
fāzuòxìngshìshuìbìng
narcolepsy
嗜碱性粒细胞
shìjiǎnxìnglìxìbāo
basophil granulocytes (rarest type of white blood cell)

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