to inhale; to breathe; to absorb

HSK 4 #924

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 924th character
Radical ⼝ (30.4)
Strokes 6
Index # 431

Definitions

吸 xī
  1. 1. to inhale
  2. 2. to breathe
  3. 3. to absorb
  4. 4. to suck in

Stroke order

吸 stroke order diagram
吸 stroke order animation

Words containing 吸

Word Meaning
blood sucker; a leech; leecher
(neologism c. 2017) to dote on cats
(neologism c. 2017) to dote on cats
to breathe in; to inhale
to breathe in; to inhale
moneymaking; money-spinning
a magnet; same as cí tiě
epiglottis
epiglottis
absorbent
absorbent
absorbability (chemistry); absorption
absorbing decontaminant
absorbing decontaminant
sound-absorbing
flush-mounted ceiling lamp (loanword)
flush-mounted ceiling lamp (loanword)
snorkel
respiratory system
regulator (diving)
regulator (diving)
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
gravitation
closed-circuit rebreather scuba (diving)