Dong Chinese dictionary

shì

be fond of

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 耆 represents the sound.

Components

口 Meaning component

kǒu

mouth

耆 Sound component

qí

man of sixty

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

shì

be fond of, have weakness for; addicted to; fond of; stem corresponding to -phil or -phile

Most common words with 嗜

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	嗜	fond of
	嗜好	hobby
	嗜血	bloodthirsty
	嗜酒如命	to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
	嗜欲	lust

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