Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 吸
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吸 |
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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
| The mouth reaches to the cigaretteノ in a hand to inhale. |
Radicals
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口
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mouth, opening | (This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.) |
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reach | (picture of a streched hand , trying to reach something 丿) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 吸取 |
xī qǔ |
to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate | | 吮吸 |
shǔn xī |
to suck | | 请勿吸烟 |
qǐng wù xī yān |
No smoking; Please do not smoke | | 虹吸管 |
hóng xī guǎn |
siphon | | 虹吸 |
hóng xī |
siphon | | 吸气 |
xī qì |
to inhale; to draw in breath | | 吸附 |
xī fù |
absorption (chemistry) | | 呼吸 |
hū xī |
to breathe | | 吸引 |
xī yǐn |
to attract (interest, investment etc) | | 吸收 |
xī shōu |
to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest | | 吸吮 |
xī shǔn |
to suck in |
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