耸
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to excite; to raise up; to shrug; high; lofty; towering
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 耳 +4
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 聳
- Common rank
- #3,412
- Unicode
- U+8038
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Formation & memory
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Words with 耸
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高耸入云 | tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or sky… | |
| 耸人听闻 | to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people | |
| 危言耸听 | frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk; reds under the beds | |
| 危辞耸听 | to startle sb with scary tale | |
| 耸动 | to shake (a part of one's body); to shrug (shoulders); to create a sensation; to incite | |
| 高耸 | erect; towering; to stand tall | |
| 耸立 | to stand tall; to tower aloft | |
| 耸肩 | to shrug one's shoulders |
Sound family
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