嗜

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(bound form) to have a strong liking for; to be addicted to

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 耆 sound ( qí )

Components 口耆

hanker · Heisig RSH #2296

口 mouth + 老 old man + tongue wagging in the mouth

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

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

Characters sharing the sound component 耆 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
耆 sound part	qí	man of sixty; aged, old
鳍	qí	fin
蓍	shī	yarrow, milfoil; a plant used in divination