sǒng

to excite

to raise up; to shrug; high; lofty; towering

following (从) + ears (耳) = ears pricking up, towering

耳 grounds the meaning: ears rising or pricking up evoke alertness, height, and being startled upright. 从 contributes the sound sǒng rather than a visual idea.

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了耸肩,表示自己不知道。

tā sǒng le sǒng jiān,biǎo shì zì jǐ bù zhī dào。

He shrugged his shoulders to show that he didn't know.

那座山高高立在云雾之中。

nà zuò shān gāo gāo sǒng lì zài yún wù zhī zhōng。

That mountain towers high up in the clouds and mist.

Words with 耸

高耸

gāo sǒng

erect

高耸入云

gāo sǒng rù yún

tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper

危言耸听

wēi yán sǒng tīng

frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk

危辞耸听

wēi cí sǒng tīng

to startle sb with scary tale

耸人听闻

sǒng rén tīng wén

to sensationalize (idiom); deliberate exaggeration to scare people

耸动

sǒng dòng

to shake (a part of one's body)

耸立

sǒng lì

to stand tall

耸肩

sǒng jiān

to shrug one's shoulders

More characters with 从