Chinese Word: 耸 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

耸 (Trad.: 聳)HSK 6

Pinyin: sǒng

English Definition: to excite; to raise up; to shrug; high; lofty; towering

Chinese Definition:
①高起，直立：高耸入云。耸立。耸拔。耸峙。
②惊动：耸动。耸人听闻。
③聋：耸昧(又聋又瞎，引申为昏聩)。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 耳

Pictophonetic:从 indicates the sound; 耳 (ear) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 从 [ cóng ] from, by, since, whence, through
- 耳 [ ěr ] ear; to hear, to hear of; handle

Similar Characters: 茸

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耸立	sǒng lì	to stand tall; to tower aloft
高耸HSK 6	gāo sǒng	erect; towering; to stand tall
耸肩	sǒng jiān	to shrug one's shoulders
危言耸听	wēi yán sǒng tīng	frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk; reds under the beds
耸人听闻HSK 6	sǒng rén tīng wén	to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people

1		wēi wēi 巍巍 qún shān 群山 sǒng 耸 rù 入 yún xiāo 云霄。 The lofty peaks tower into the clouds.
2		wǒ 我 kàn dào 看到 yuǎn chù 远处 nà 那 zuò 座 gāo sǒng 高耸 de 的 jiàn zhù wù 建筑物， xiǎng 想 zhe 着 qù 去 nà li 那里 cān guān 参观 yī fān 一番。 I see that tall building in the distance and want to go there for a visit.
3		zài 在 xǔ duō 许多 gāo sǒng 高耸 de 的 dà lóu 大楼 zhōng 中， wǒ 我 fā xiàn 发现 le 了 yī gè 一个 ān jìng 安静 de 的 gōng yuán 公园， jiù 就 zài 在 jiē 街 de 的 guǎi jiǎo chù 拐角处。 I found a quiet park just around the corner of many towering buildings.