耸
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to excite; to raise up; to shrug; high; lofty; towering
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Dict coverage rank #3,412 U+8038
How 耸 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
耳 (semantic, “ear”) + 从 (phonetic, cóng)
How to remember it
shrug · Heisig RSH #2105
assembly line + 耳 ear
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 从
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 从 (cóng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 从 sound component | cóng | from, by, since, whence, through |
| 纵 | zòng | to indulge in, to give free reign to |
| 丛 | cóng | bush, shrub; thicket; collection |
| 枞 | cōng | fir tree |
| 怂 | sǒng | to arouse, to incite, to instigate |
| 疭 | zòng | clonic convulsions |
| 苁 | cōng | a medicinal herb; Boschniakia glabra |
Words containing 耸
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高耸入云 | gāo sǒng rù yún | tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or sky… |
| 耸人听闻 | sǒng rén tīng wén | to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people |
| 危言耸听 | wēi yán sǒng tīng | frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk; reds under the beds |
| 危辞耸听 | wēi cí sǒng tīng | to startle sb with scary tale |
| 耸动 | sǒng dòng | to shake (a part of one's body); to shrug (shoulders); to create a sensation; to incite |
| 高耸 | gāo sǒng | erect; towering; to stand tall |
| 耸立 | sǒng lì | to stand tall; to tower aloft |
| 耸肩 | sǒng jiān | to shrug one's shoulders |