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歔

xū

to snort, to blow through the nose

🔤 Pictophonetic: 欠 (breathe) provides meaning, 虚 provides pronunciation
HSK 16 strokes
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Component Breakdown

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虚
xū
false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
欠
qiàn
to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn
⿰虚欠 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

xū
虚
false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
💡 Ideographic: A tiger 虍 stalking in the bushes 业
11 strokes HSK 5
qiàn
欠
to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn
💡 Ideographic: A man 人 yawning ⺈
4 strokes HSK 5

Words Using 歔 (2)