吸

xī

to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale

Radical: 口 HSK 4 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

吸 decomposes into the following components:

口 及

Semantic component: 口; phonetic component: 及.

Words containing 吸

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 吸.

吮吸
shǔn xī
to suck
吸住
xī zhù
to draw (towards)
吸入
xī rù
to breathe in
吸力
xī lì
attraction (in gravitation or electrostatics)
吸取
xī qǔ
to absorb
吸口
xī kǒu
sucker mouth
吸吮
xī shǔn
to suck in
吸地
xī dì
吸声
xī shēng
sound absorption
吸奶
xī nǎi
吸尽
xī jìn
to absorb completely
吸引
xī yǐn
to attract (interest, investment etc)

Related characters (radical 口)

Characters that share the radical 口.

卟 口 古 句 另 叨 叩 只 叫 召 叭 叮 可 台 叱 史 右 叵 叶 号 司 叹 叻 叼

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