嗜
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shì · addicted to, fond of, with a weakness for

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13Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 嗜

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Example sentences

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Huá bīng shì wǒ de shìhào zhīyī.滑冰是我的嗜好之一。

Skating is one of my hobbies.

Source: Tatoeba #797082 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Liū bīng shì wǒ de shìhào zhīyī.溜冰是我的嗜好之一。

Skating is one of my hobbies.

Source: Tatoeba #892443 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de shìhào shì jí yóu.我的嗜好是集郵。

My hobby is collecting stamps.

Source: Tatoeba #834805 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de shìhào shì shōu jí jiù píngzi.我的嗜好是收集舊瓶子。

My hobby is collecting old bottles.

Source: Tatoeba #858237 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de shìhào jiù shì dàn gāng qín.我的嗜好就是彈鋼琴。

My hobby is playing the piano.

Source: Tatoeba #816814 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de shìhào shì jí yóu.她的嗜好是集郵。

Her hobby is collecting stamps.

Source: Tatoeba #833078 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 嗜 in context

  1. Say shì, then recall the core meaning: addicted to, fond of, with a weakness for.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 嗜好 (shì hào), meaning “hobby”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 嗜 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.