嗜 (shì): addicted to, fond of, stem corresponding to -phil or -phile
嗜 (shì) is a Chinese character meaning “addicted to.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 耆 (phonetic). It ranks #2738 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 嗜 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- addicted to
- fond of
- stem corresponding to -phil or -phile
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嗜好noun | shì hào | hobby |
| 发作性嗜睡病 | fā zuò xìng shì shuì bìng | narcolepsy |
| 嗜杀成性 | shì shā chéng xìng | bloodthirsty |
| 嗜酒如命 | shì jiǔ rú mìng | to love wine as one's life (idiom) |
| 嗜酸性球 | shì suān xìng qiú | eosinophil granulocyte (type of white blood cell) |
| 嗜碱性球 | shì jiǎn xìng qiú | basophil granulocyte (type of white blood cell) |
| 嗜酸性粒细胞noun | shì suān xìng lì xì bāo | eosinophil (type of white blood cell) |
| 嗜碱性粒细胞noun | shì jiǎn xìng lì xì bāo | basophil granulocytes (rarest type of white blood cell) |
| 嗜睡症noun | shì shuì zhèng | hypersomnia |
| 嗜杀 | shì shā | to delight in killing |
| 嗜血adjective | shì xuè | bloodthirsty |
| 嗜血杆菌noun | shì xuè gǎn jūn | hemophile bacteria |
| 嗜欲noun | shì yù | lust |
| 嗜酸乳杆菌noun | shì suān rǔ gǎn jūn | Lactobacillus acidophilus |
嗜 appears in 14 compound words: 93 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 7 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 嗜 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
他嗜才很好,能言善辩,是个出色的律师。
tā shì cái hěn hǎo , néng yán shàn biàn , shì gě chū sè de lǜ shī .
He has a keen eye for talent, is highly articulate, and is an outstanding lawyer.
抽血检查结果嗜酸性粒细胞数值显着升高,是寄生虫感染的标志性指标。
chōu xiě jiǎn chá jié guǒ shì suān xìng lì xì bāo shǔ zhí xiǎn zhe shēng gāo , shì jì shēng chóng gǎn rǎn de biāo zhì xìng zhǐ biāo .
The blood test results showed a significantly elevated eosinophil count, which is a hallmark of parasitic infection.
小箭头背后的四大原因 嗜酸性粒细胞的增多绝非无缘无故,它背后往往隐藏着复杂的病因。
xiǎo jiàn tóu bèi hòu de sì dà yuán yīn shì suān xìng lì xì bāo de zēng duō jué fēi wú yuán wú gù , tā bèi hòu wǎng wǎng yǐn zàng zhe fù zá de bìng yīn .
The Four Main Causes Behind the Small Arrow: An increase in eosinophils never occurs without a reason; there is often a complex underlying cause.
周身全都会觉得疲乏无力,四肢酸软,困倦嗜睡。
zhōu shēn quán dōu huì jué dé pí fá wú lì , sì zhī suān ruǎn , kùn juàn shì shuì .
You’ll feel exhausted all over, with aching and weak limbs, and drowsiness and a strong urge to sleep.
菜花蛇嗜食鼠类,因而能够帮助控制鼠类数量,对保持生态平衡及农林业有益。
cài huā shé shì shí shǔ lèi , yīn ér néng gòu bāng zhù kòng zhì shǔ lèi shǔ liàng , duì bǎo chí shēng tài píng héng jí nóng lín yè yǒu yì .
The cauliflower snake feeds on rodents, and thus helps control their population, which is beneficial for maintaining ecological balance and supporting agriculture and forestry.
哈米尼丧命!前朝王储嗨:嗜血暴君亡
hā mǐ ní sāng mìng ! qián cháo wáng chǔ 嗨 : shì xiě bào jūn wáng
Hamini died! Hi the former crown prince: The bloodthirsty tyrant is dead
我父亲的嗜好是种玫瑰花。
Wǒ fùqīn de shìhào shì zhǒng méiguīhuā.
My father's hobby is growing roses.
编程语言是他的嗜好。
Biānchéng yǔyán shì tā de shìhào.
Programming languages are his hobby.
我的嗜好是看漫画书。
Wǒ de shìhào shì kàn mànhuà shū.
My hobby is reading comics.
他们有相同的嗜好。
Tāmen yǒu xiāngtóng de shìhào.
They have the same habits.
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