嗜 shì addicted to
addicted to; fond of; with a weakness for
怎么记住“嗜”: 口 mouth + 老 old + 日 sun = addicted to. Opening his mouth for a fifth chocolate, the old man on the bench in the sun laughs "I am addicted to sugar!"
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
嗜 = 口 mouth + 耆 elder
- 口 mouth meaning
- 耆 elder sound
- 老 old
- 日 sun
Opening his mouth for a fifth chocolate, the old man on the bench in the sun laughs "I am addicted to sugar!"
How it came to be
In the small seal form, the mouth gives the meaning and the elder the sound.
用法
- A formal 'to be addicted to / have a weakness for', usually with a negative or excessive tone: 嗜酒 (shì jiǔ) be a heavy drinker, 嗜好 (shìhào) a (often bad) habit/craving.
- 嗜好 differs from 爱好 (àihào, wholesome hobby): 嗜好 hints at overindulgence, like smoking or gambling.