晒
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(of the sun) to shine on; to bask in (the sunshine); to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun; (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share"); (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to
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How 晒 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
日 (semantic, “sun”) + 西 (phonetic, xī)
How to remember it
bask · Heisig RSH #2610
sun + Old West
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 西
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 西 (xī) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 西 sound component | xī | west, western, westward |
| 栖 | qī | perch, roost, to stay |
| 洒 | sǎ | to pour, to spill; to scatter, to shed; to wipe away |
| 牺 | xī | to sacrifice, to give up, to die for a cause |
| 茜 | qiàn | reed, madder; Rubia cordifolia |
| 溧 | lì | a river in Anhui and Jiangsu provinces |
| 哂 | shěn | to smile; to laugh at; to sneer |
| 恓 | xī | vexed |
| 硒 | xī | selenium |
| 舾 | xī | equipment onboard a ship |
| 垔 | yīn | to restrain; to dam a stream and change its direction; a mound |
| 粞 | xī | ground rice; to thresh rice |
Words containing 晒
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三天打鱼，两天晒网 | sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng | lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb); fig. not to perse… |
| 晒太阳 | shài tài yáng | to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc); to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it) |
| 风吹日晒 | fēng chuī rì shài | (idiom) to be exposed to the elements |
| 日晒伤 | rì shài shāng | sunburn |
| 防晒油 | fáng shài yóu | sunscreen; sunblock |
| 太阳晒屁股 | tài yáng shài pì gǔ | to have overslept; Rise and shine! |
| 晒黑 | shài hēi | to sunbathe; to tan; to get sunburnt; to expose unfair practices (on a consumer protection… |
| 日晒雨淋 | rì shài yǔ lín | lit. exposed to sun and rain (idiom); fig. exposed to the elements |
| 晒油 | shài yóu | (Malaysia) thick soy sauce (used to give food a glossy, caramel-like color) |
| 晒干 | shài gān | to dry in the sun |
| 晒图 | shài tú | blueprint; to make a blueprint |
| 晒客 | shài kè | person who shares their experiences and thoughts with others on the Internet |
| 防晒 | fáng shài | sunburn protection |
| 晒娃族 | shài wá zú | (coll.) sharent |
| 晒伤 | shài shāng | to get sunburnt; sunburn |
| 晒斑 | shài bān | sunburn spots (on skin) |
| 晒照 | shài zhào | (Internet slang) to post a photo of oneself online |
| 晒友 | shài yǒu | see 曬客|晒客[shai4 ke4] |
| 防晒霜 | fáng shài shuāng | suntan lotion; sunscreen cream |
| 暴晒 | bào shài | (of the sun) to scorch; to expose to a scorching sun |