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Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "耸", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "耸", and master the standard way of writing the character "耸".
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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "耸" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
excite / raise up / to shrug / high / lofty / towering
耸
sǒng
1. 高起,直立。
High and upright; towering.
Example: 高~入云 (highly reaching into the clouds).
2. 惊动。
To alarm; to disturb.
Example: ~动 (to get shocked).
3. 聋。
Deaf.
Example: ~昧 (being both deaf and blind, metaphorically referring to being oblivious).
耸
sǒng
(形)
(Phonetic compound: from "ear" and "sound"; original meaning: deaf) Same as the original meaning (English: deaf).
引例:
1. 马融《广成颂》:子野听耸,离朱目眩。
(Mǎ Róng's poem: Ziyě listens, his eyes dazzled by the red.)
2. 《方言》:耸,聋也…生而聋,陈、楚、江、淮之间谓之耸。荆阳之间及山之东西双聋者谓之耸。郭璞注:“言无所闻常耸耳也。”
(In dialect: "Sǒng" refers to being deaf. In areas between Chen, Chu, Jiang, and Huai, it is referred to as sǒng when someone is born deaf. Guō Pǔ notes: "It means not hearing anything often makes one's ears sǒng.")
例子:
如: 耸昧 (being both deaf and blind).
耸
sǒng
(动)
1. 高起; 矗立 (English: shoot high up; lofty; towering).
引例:
1. 宋·沈括《梦溪笔谈》:予观雁荡诸峰,皆峭拔险,上耸千尺。
(Song Dynasty's Shěn Kuò: I observe the peaks of Yàn Dàng, all steep and perilous, towering thousands of feet high.)
例子:
如: 耸人瞻仰 (people standing in awe); 耸秀 (lofty and elegant); 耸出 (prominently rising); 耸耳 (ears that are upright); 耸然 (appearing lofty); 耸峭 (high and steep); 耸突 (protruding tall); 耸干 (erect tree trunk); 耸擢 (standing tall); 耸耸 (upright in appearance).
2. 比喻出众,不凡 (English: outstanding).
引例:
1. 唐·李朝威《柳毅传》:又有一人,披紫裳,执青玉,貌耸神溢,立于君左。
(Tang Dynasty's Lǐ Zhāowēi: There was another person, dressed in purple with a green jade, who stood at the king's left, striking in appearance and spirit.)
例子:
如: 耸壑昂霄 (standing high between valleys, reaching into the sky; metaphorically refers to being outstanding).
3. 向上跳; 向上动 (English: jump up; draw up suddenly).
例子:
如: 耸擢 (to leap); 耸体 (to rise).
4. 劝勉 (English: advise).
引例:
1. 《国语·楚语上》:教之春秋而为之,耸善而抑恶焉。
(Guó Yǔ: Teach them about spring and autumn, advising them to encourage good and suppress evil.)
例子:
如: 耸恿 (to advise); 耸劝 (to counsel; alert oneself).
5. 通“怂”。怂恿 (English: instigate).
例子:
如: 耸恿 (instigate); 耸踊 (to instigate).
6. 惊动; 惊惧 (English: alarm; shock; alert).
引例:
1. 《左传·昭公元年》:耸之以行。
2. 《左传·昭公十九年》:驷氏耸。
3. 《国语·周语下》:身耸除洁。
4. 刘禹锡《观柘枝舞》:体轻似无骨,观者皆耸神。
(Various references about alarming or shocking people.)
例子:
如: 危言耸听 (dangerous words can cause shock); 耸惧 (fearful); 耸激 (to excite).