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嘶 (sī): Neighing of a horse — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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How to write 嘶 — animated stroke order
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Stroke Order Diagrams 嘶

嘶 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
嘶
口kǒu · mouth
斯sī · this
嘶=口kǒu · mouth+斯sī · this
4.

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5.

Related Words: 嘶

嘶吼 • sī hǒu • roar, bellow (with a harsh voice)
sī嘶
hǒu吼

roar, bellow (with a harsh voice)

嘶哑 • sī yǎ • hoarse, husky (voice)
sī嘶
yǎ哑

hoarse, husky (voice)

嘶鸣 • sī míng • neigh, whinny (of a horse)
sī嘶
míng鸣

neigh, whinny (of a horse)

人喊马嘶 • rén hǎn mǎ sī • describes a scene of bustling activity, noise, and excitement, often with a chaotic or lively atmosphere
rén人
hǎn喊
mǎ马
sī嘶

describes a scene of bustling activity, noise, and excitement, often with a chaotic or lively atmosphere

人语马嘶 • rén yǔ mǎ sī • A scene of bustling activity or lively commotion, often with a chaotic or noisy atmosphere.
rén人
yǔ语
mǎ马
sī嘶

A scene of bustling activity or lively commotion, often with a chaotic or noisy atmosphere.

声嘶力竭 • shēng sī lì jié • shout oneself hoarse
shēng声
sī嘶
lì力
jié竭

shout oneself hoarse

6.

Example Sentences

tā他
shēng声
sī嘶
lì力
jié竭
dì地
hū呼
hǎn喊
zhe着
,
xī希
wàng望
yǒu有
rén人
néng能
tīng听
jiàn见
。

He shouted himself hoarse, hoping someone could hear him.

tā他
shēng声
sī嘶
lì力
jié竭
dì地
hū呼
jiù救
tā他
gǎn感
mào冒
le了
,
shēng声
yīn音
tīng听
qǐ
yuǎn远
chù处
chuán传
lái来
zhàn战
mǎ马
de的
sī嘶
míng
mǎ马
ér儿
zài在
cǎo草
yuán原
shàng上
kuài快
lè乐
dì

Information

Pinyinsī
Meaningneighing of a horse; gravel voiced, husky throated; (Cant.) to hiccough
Strokes15
Radical口
Traditional嘶
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2776
Zhuyinㄙ
UnicodeU+5636
CangjieRTCL
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,
zhōng终
yú于
bèi被
rén人
fā发
xiàn现
le了
。

He shouted himself hoarse for help and was finally discovered.

起
lái来
yǒu有
xiē些
sī嘶
yǎ哑
。

He has a cold, and his voice sounds a bit hoarse.

鸣
shēng声
。

The neighing of warhorses came from the distance.

地
sī嘶
míng鸣
。

The horse neighed happily on the grassland.

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  • 嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
  • 厮sīservant; to make a disturbance
  • 巳sìthe hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch
  • 伺sìto observe, wait upon, or serve
  • 驷sia team of four horses
  • 丝sīsilk
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "口".

  • 嗨hāi[sound used in lyrics for balance or euphony]
  • 喃nánkeep talking, chattering; mumble
  • 喔wōdescriptive of crying or of crowing
  • 嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
  • 咯gēfinal particle
  • 嘎gǎsound of laughter; bad, malevolent
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