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嘶
sī
1. hiss
2. neigh
3. Ss! (sound of air sucked between the teeth, indicating hesitation or thinking over)
Common • Top 13% ✏️ 15 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

嘶
sī
the neighing of a hoarse, gravel-voiced, hoarse
15 丶

Compound Words (11)

嘶哑
sīyǎ
(onom.) coarse crowing
嘶叫
sījiào
to whinny (of a horse)
嘶吼
sīhǒu
to yell
嘶鸣
sīmíng
to whinny (of a horse)
嘶喊
sīhǎn
to shout
嘶嘶声
sīsīshēng
hiss
嘶哑声
sīyǎshēng
hoarse
声嘶力竭
shēngsīlìjié
to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)
老马嘶风
lǎomǎsīfēng
old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
老骥嘶风
lǎojìsīfēng
old steed sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
人喊马嘶
rénhǎnmǎsī
lit. people shouting and horses neighing (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,775
Word Frequency Rank
10,716 of 84,292