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嘘

xū

to blow, to exhale, to hiss, to sigh; to praise

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

HSK 14 strokes Common (30%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

口

kǒu

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

虚

xū

false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain

⿰口虚 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

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

xū

虚

false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain

💡 Ideographic: A tiger 虍 stalking in the bushes 业

11 strokes HSK 5

hū

虍

tiger

6 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

4 strokes

qī

七

seven

2 strokes HSK 1

yè

业

business, profession; to study, to work

5 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 嘘 (8)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

嘘 ↗

xū

to exhale slowly / to hiss / hush!

xū

嘘 ↗

to exhale slowly / to hiss / hush!

嘘嘘 ↗

xūxū

to pee pee (kiddie or feminine slang)

xūxū

嘘嘘 ↗

to pee pee (kiddie or feminine slang)

嘘寒问暖 ↗

xūhánwènnuǎn

to ask about sb's health

xūhánwènnuǎn

嘘寒问暖 ↗

to ask about sb's health

嘘声 ↗

xūshēng

hissing sound / to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)

xūshēng

嘘声 ↗

hissing sound / to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)

发嘘声 ↗

fāxūshēng

to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)

fāxūshēng

发嘘声 ↗

to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)

自我吹嘘 ↗

zìwǒchuīxū

to blow one's own horn (idiom)

zìwǒchuīxū

自我吹嘘 ↗

to blow one's own horn (idiom)

(onom.) to sigh / to sob

xīxū

唏嘘 ↗

(onom.) to sigh / to sob