Memory phrase for the character: 吸
吸
Hanzi-Trainer
Meaning
to inhale, to breathe, to suck in, to absorb
Pronunciation
xī
Explanation
Left: mouth 口 , right: reach, extend 及 (A hand stretched out to reach 丿 sth.)
Mnemonic
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The mouth reaches to the cigarette ノ in a hand to inhale.
Radicals
口
mouth, opening This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗 , it is an enclosure.
及
reach picture of a streched hand , trying to reach something 丿
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Vocabulary
吸取
xī qǔ
to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate
2443
吮吸
shǔn xī
to suck
9307
请勿吸烟
qǐng wù xī yān
No smoking; Please do not smoke
6607
虹吸管
hóng xī guǎn
siphon
5731
虹吸
hóng xī
siphon
5730
吸气
xī qì
to inhale; to draw in breath
3698
吸附
xī fù
absorption (chemistry)
3696
呼吸
hū xī
to breathe
3606
吸引
xī yǐn
to attract (interest, investment etc)
2989
吸收
xī shōu
to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest
2553
吸吮
xī shǔn
to suck in
9308
吸吮
xī shǔn
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