Chinese symbol for “hiss”
嘶
sī
hiss; neigh; Ss! (sound of air sucked between the teeth, indicating hesitation or thinking over)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hiss is 嘶 (sī), defined as: hiss; neigh; Ss! (sound of air sucked between the teeth, indicating hesitation or thinking over).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “hiss”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咝 (噝) | sī | (onom.) to hiss; to whistle |
| 嘘 (噓) | xū | to exhale slowly; to hiss |
| 嘘声 (噓聲) | xū shēng | hissing sound; to hiss (as a sign of displeasure) |
| 发嘘声 (發噓聲) | fā xū shēng | to hiss (as a sign of displeasure) |
| 哈气 (哈氣) | hā qì | to breathe out through one's mouth; (typically of a cat) to hiss |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 嘶.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 声嘶力竭 (聲嘶力竭) | shēng sī lì jié | to shout oneself hoarse (idiom) |
| 嘶哑 (嘶啞) | sī yǎ | (onom.) coarse crowing; hoarse |
| 嘶吼 | sī hǒu | to yell; to shout |
| 嘶叫 | sī jiào | to whinny (of a horse); to neigh |
| 嘶鸣 (嘶鳴) | sī míng | to whinny (of a horse); to neigh |
| 嘶喊 | sī hǎn | to shout |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hiss”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.