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Keyword
onomatopoetic
  • a hissing sound
Frequency
#4818
Strokes
8
Readings
sī
Mnemonic
口 (mouth) gives the meaning and 丝 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
咝sī
(onom.) to hiss; to whistle; to whiz; to fizz
咝咝声sīsīshēng
hissing sound (onom.)