What 嗜 means
It can praise devotion or criticize greed. Chinese compounds range from 嗜学 (“devoted to study”) to 嗜利 (“greedy for profit”). Older use centered on food and drink; classical Chinese works such as Han Feizi, a political text, and Guoyu, a historical collection, also use 嗜 for strong desire.
Japanese uses 嗜む (たしなむ) for enjoying or cultivating a pursuit, sometimes with restraint.
嗜 is stronger than a casual like and can carry judgment.
For a neutral hobby, Chinese 爱好 is milder; 嗜 may sound compulsive.
Who writes 嗜
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Questions people ask
1Why does 嗜 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 嗜
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- 嗜好 · 嗜酒 · 嗜学 · 嗜欲 · craving · addiction
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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