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吮

shǔn

to suck, to sip, to lick

🔤 Pictophonetic: 口 (mouth) provides meaning, 允 provides pronunciation

HSK ✏️ 7 strokes Uncommon • Top 37%

Words Using 吮 (4)

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口

kǒu

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

允

yǔn

to grant, to consent; just, fair

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kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yǔn

允

to grant, to consent; just, fair

4 strokes HSK 4

sī

厶

private, secret

📷 Pictographic: A silk cocoon

2 strokes

ér

儿

son, child

📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 吮 (4)

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