elder
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7-9
to hanker
Composition
Components
Sounds
bathroom
Pinyin
shi4 • shì
Meaning
Primary
to hanker
Alternatives
hanker, hankering, hankers, to be fond of, be fond of, to have a liking for, have a linking for
Mnemonic
[sh-] Shrek is in the [4] bathroom of the [-_] house, where he 嗜 hankers for an 
elder. He finds an
elder and puts him in the bathtub with a blazing-hot 日 sun, drying him out. He then takes a 匕 spoon and carves out a piece to subdue his 嗜 hankering, putting the scoop of
elder into his 口 mouth with relish. What did you expect? He is an ogre, after all.
elder. He finds an
elder and puts him in the bathtub with a blazing-hot 日 sun, drying him out. He then takes a 匕 spoon and carves out a piece to subdue his 嗜 hankering, putting the scoop of
elder into his 口 mouth with relish. What did you expect? He is an ogre, after all.
Same Pronunciation
- shì 識 knowledge
- shì 事 matter
- shì 試 test
- shì 視 to look at
- shì 是 to be
- shì 示 to show
- shì 市 market
- shì 適 suitable
- shì 室 room
- shì 世 generation
- shì 式 style
- shì 勢 force
- shì 士 soldier
- shì 釋 to explain
- shì 飾 ornaments
- shì 柿 persimmon
- shì 氏 family name
- shì 侍 to serve
- shì 逝 pass away
- shì 誓 vow
- shì 拭 wipe
- shì 噬 bite