| 耸 | [ sǒng  ]    to excite, to raise up, to shrug, high, lofty, towering | 
| 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), to shrug (shoulders), to create a sensation, to incite | 
| 耸立 | [ sǒng lì  ]    to stand tall, to tower aloft | 
| 耸肩 | [ sǒng jiān  ]    to shrug one's shoulders | 
| ⇒ 危言耸听 | [ weī yán sǒng tīng  ]    frightening words to scare people (idiom); alarmist talk, reds under the beds | 
| ⇒ 危辞耸听 | [ weī cí sǒng tīng  ]    to startle sb with scary tale | 
| ⇒ 高耸 | [ gaō sǒng  ]    erect, towering, to stand tall | 
| ⇒ 高耸入云 | [ gaō sǒng rù yún  ]    tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom); used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper |