嗜
(bound form) to have a strong liking for; to be addicted to
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,804 U+55DC
How 嗜 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 耆 (phonetic, qí)
How to remember it
hanker · Heisig RSH #2296
口 mouth + 老 old man + tongue wagging in the mouth
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 耆
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 耆 (qí) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 耆 sound component | qí | man of sixty; aged, old |
| 鳍 | qí | fin |
| 蓍 | shī | yarrow, milfoil; a plant used in divination |
Words containing 嗜
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 发作性嗜睡病 | fā zuò xìng shì shuì bìng | narcolepsy |
| 嗜酸性球 | shì suān xìng qiú | eosinophil granulocyte (type of white blood cell) |
| 嗜杀成性 | shì shā chéng xìng | bloodthirsty |
| 嗜酒如命 | shì jiǔ rú mìng | to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle |
| 嗜酸性粒细胞 | shì suān xìng lì xì bāo | eosinophil (type of white blood cell) |
| 嗜酸乳杆菌 | shì suān rǔ gǎn jūn | Lactobacillus acidophilus |
| 嗜碱性球 | shì jiǎn xìng qiú | basophil granulocyte (type of white blood cell) |
| 嗜碱性粒细胞 | shì jiǎn xìng lì xì bāo | basophil granulocytes (rarest type of white blood cell) |
| 嗜血杆菌 | shì xuè gǎn jūn | hemophile bacteria; hemophilus |
| 嗜睡症 | shì shuì zhèng | hypersomnia; excessive sleepiness (medical) |
| 嗜好 | shì hào | hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction |
| 嗜血 | shì xuè | bloodthirsty; bloodsucking; hemophile |
| 嗜杀 | shì shā | to delight in killing; bloodthirsty |
| 嗜欲 | shì yù | lust |