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吮
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suck with mouth

HSK 10
Human →Actions
shǔn
セン、シュン
す.う
전, 연
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 允 represents the sound.
Components
口 mouth+ 允 consent =
吮 suck with mouth
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
允 Phonetic component
yǔn consent
to grant, to allow, to consent
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Notes
Similar Characters
侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)吃 eat (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
吮
Regular
Modern
Chinese
吮 [shǔn]
to suck
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
吸吮 [xī​shǔn] #24,107
to suck on (sth)
吮吸 [shǔn​xī] #25,321
to suck
舔吮 [tiǎn​shǔn]
to lick and suck
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
吮癰舐痔 [せんようしじ]
currying favour (favor)