sī嘶
嘶
common
Meaning of 嘶
嘶 means to neigh; to whinny; hoarse; strained. Pronounced sī.
- to neigh; to whinny
- hoarse; strained
- hissing sound; same as 咝
Character Info
Radical口
Strokes12
Components
厶
口
Stroke Order
嘶
Definitions & Examples
Biān边
sài塞
de的
zhàn战
chǎng场
shàng上
，
zhàn战
mǎ马
sī嘶
míng鸣
bù不
zhǐ止
。
On the frontier battlefield, the warhorses neigh nonstop.
Shān山
gǔ谷
lǐ里
chuán传
lái来
le了
láng狼
de的
sī嘶
jiào叫
shēng声
。
The howling of a wolf came from the valley.
Tā他
jī激
dòng动
de得
sī嘶
shēng声
nà呐
hǎn喊
，
xī希
wàng望
néng能
bèi被
zhù注
yì意
dào到
。
He shouted hoarsely in his excitement, hoping to be noticed.
Gǔ古
shī诗
lǐ里
cháng常
xiě写
“
hú胡
mǎ马
yī依
běi北
fēng风
，
yuè越
niǎo鸟
cháo巢
nán南
zhī枝
”
，
mǎ马
sī嘶
shì是
biān边
sài塞
shī诗
cháng常
jiàn见
yì意
xiàng象
。
Ancient poems often write 'Hu horses cling to north winds, Yue birds nest on southern branches', and horse neighs are common imagery in frontier poetry.
Tīng听
dào到
yuǎn远
chù处
de的
mǎ马
sī嘶
shēng声
，
lǚ旅
rén人
zhī知
dào道
yì驿
zhàn站
kuài快
dào到
le了
。
Hearing the distant neigh of horses, the traveler knew the post station was almost there.