咝咝声

噝噝聲

sīsīshēng

noun

Meanings

1 hissing sound
2 sizzling sound
3 fizzing noise

Characters

hissing sound (onomatopoeia)

hissing sound (onomatopoeia)

Examples

蛇发出威胁性的咝咝声。

Shé fāchū wēixié xìng de sīsīshēng.

The snake made a threatening hissing sound.

肉一下锅就发出咝咝声。

Ròu yī xià guō jiù fāchū sīsīshēng.

The meat sizzled the moment it hit the pan.

Tips

memory

咝 is a pure onomatopoeia character — its sound IS its meaning. The 口 (mouth) radical on the left tells you it's a sound effect; doubling it (咝咝) gives you the prolonged 'sssss'.

Stroke Order

咝 sī

声 shēng