吸
xī

to breathe; to suck in; to absorb

HSK 4口 口

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • xīto breathe; to suck in; to absorb

3Structure

吸
Left-right structure左右结构

吸 is built from 2 parts.

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4Common Words with 吸

吸烟xī yān

to smoke; to have a cigarette

人工呼吸rén gōng hū xī

artificial respiration (medicine)

口吸盘kǒu xī pán

oral sucker (e.g. on blood-sucking parasite)

同类相吸tóng lèi xiāng xī

Like attracts like.

吮吸shǔn xī

to suck

吸住xī zhù

to draw (towards); to be drawn to; to be sucked in

Other Characters Pronounced “xi”

西
XīHSK 1

west

息
xīHSK 1

breath; to breathe (in compounds)

习
XíHSK 1

to practice; to learn; to study

洗
xǐHSK 1

to wash; to bathe

喜
xǐHSK 1

to like; to be fond of (in 喜欢)

系
xìHSK 1

system (in 体系)

希
xīHSK 3

to hope; to wish (in 希望)

戏
xìHSK 3

play; drama (in 戏剧)

6Printable Worksheet

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吸
xī

to breathe; to suck in; to absorb

Common Words
xī yān
吸烟
to smoke; to have a cigarette
rén gōng hū xī
人工呼吸
artificial respiration (medicine)
kǒu xī pán
口吸盘
oral sucker (e.g. on blood-sucking parasite)
tóng lèi xiāng xī
同类相吸
Like attracts like.
shǔn xī
吮吸
to suck
xī zhù
吸住
to draw (towards); to be drawn to; to be sucked in
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