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吸
xī
1. to breathe
2. to suck in
3. to absorb
4. to inhale
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

吸
xī
to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract
HSK 4 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

吸睛
xījīng
eye-catching
吸碳
xītàn
to absorb carbon
吸取
xīqǔ
to absorb
HSK 5
吸积
xījī
accretion
吸管
xīguǎn
(drinking) straw
吸纳
xīnà
to take in
吸声
xīshēng
sound absorption
吸着
xīzhuó
sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc)
吸虫
xīchóng
trematoda
复吸
fùxī
to resume smoking (after giving up)
吸血
xīxiě
to suck blood
吸口
xīkǒu
sucker mouth
吸吮
xīshǔn
to suck in
吸进
xījìn
to inhale
吸金
xījīn
money-spinning
吸地
xīdì
to vacuum the floor
吸门
xīmén
epiglottis
吸附
xīfù
absorption (chemistry)
相吸
xiāngxī
mutual attraction (e.g. electrostatic)
吮吸
shǔnxī
to suck

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
923
Word Frequency Rank
1,563 of 84,292