Keyword
to excite
- to urge
- to raise
- to shrug
- lofty
- towering
- Frequency
- #3095
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
sǒng
Mnemonic
耳 (ear) gives the meaning and 从 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
耸动
to shake (a part of one's body); to shrug (shoulders); to create a sensation; to incite
高耸
erect; towering; to stand tall
危言耸听
frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk; reds under the beds
耸人听闻
to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people
耸立
to stand tall; to tower aloft
耸
to excite; to raise up; to shrug; high; lofty; towering
耸肩
to shrug one's shoulders
高耸入云
tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper