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吸
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inhale

HSK 4 N2
Human →Actions
xī
キュウ
す.う
흡
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 及 represents the sound.
Components
口 mouth+ 及 catch up with =
吸 inhale
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
及 Phonetic component
jí catch up with
extend
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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)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
吸
Regular
Modern
Chinese
吸 [xī]
to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (159)
吸引 [xī​yǐn] #1,671
to attract (interest, investment etc)
呼吸 [hū​xī] #1,195
to breathe
吸收 [xī​shōu] #5,963
to absorb
吸血鬼 [xī​xuè​guǐ] #1,547
leech
吸毒 [xī​dú] #2,439
to take drugs
吸引力 [xī​yǐn​lì] #5,639
attractive force (such as gravitation)
吸烟 [xī​yān] #4,768
to smoke
吸取 [xī​qǔ] #7,305
to absorb
吸纳 [xī​nà] #30,124
to take in
吸纳 [xī​nà] #30,124
to take in
149 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (165)
⭐ 吸う [すう] #1,688
to smoke
⭐ 呼吸 [こきゅう] #1,765
breathing
⭐ 吸い込む [すいこむ] #3,344
to inhale
深呼吸 [しんこきゅう] #3,859
deep breath
⭐ 吸収 [きゅうしゅう] #4,616
absorption
⭐ 吸血鬼 [きゅうけつき] #8,713
vampire
吸い取る [すいとる] #10,523
to suck up
吸い上げる [すいあげる] #11,811
to suck up
吸い寄せる [すいよせる] #12,555
to draw in
吸い付く [すいつく] #12,729
to stick to
155 more items
KOREAN WORDS (14)
호흡 #7,434
breathing; breath
심호흡 #14,587
deep breath; deep respiration
호흡기 #22,896
respiratory organ
흡인 #26,339
absorption; suction; attraction
흡입 #28,563
suction; inhalation; intake
무호흡 #36,729
apnea
인공호흡
artificial respiration; mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
호흡 기관
respiratory organ
흡수
absorption; intake
흡연
smoking
4 more items