Keyword
hiss
- the neighing of a hoarse
- gravel-voiced
- hoarse
- Frequency
- #3658
- Strokes
- 15
Readings
sī
Mnemonic
口 (mouth) gives the meaning and 斯 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
嘶
hiss; neigh; Ss! (sound of air sucked between the teeth, indicating hesitation or thinking over)
声嘶力竭
to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)
嘶哑
(onom.) coarse crowing; hoarse; husky
嘶吼
to yell; to shout
嘶叫
to whinny (of a horse); to neigh; to shout
嘶鸣
to whinny (of a horse); to neigh
嘶喊
to shout
嘶嘶声
hissing or sizzling sound