(sǒng)

HSK 7-910 strokesTrad.

to excite

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
sǒng
Meaning
to excite; to raise up; to shrug; high; lofty; towering
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱从耳

In this compound, the meaning comes from (ear); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

sǒng
HSK 7-9

to stand tall; to tower aloft

Open 耸立 page →
sǒngdòng

to shake (a part of one's body); to shrug (shoulders); to create a sensatio…

Open 耸动 page →
sǒngjiān

to shrug one's shoulders

Open 耸肩 page →

frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk

Open 危言耸听 page →

to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people

Open 耸人听闻 page →

tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or …

Open 高耸入云 page →

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