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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)

吮吸
shǔnxī
to suck
吸住
xīzhù
to draw (towards)
吸入
xīrù
to breathe in
吸力
xīlì
attraction (in gravitation or electrostatics)
吸取
xīqǔ
to absorb
HSK 5
吸口
xīkǒu
sucker mouth
吸吮
xīshǔn
to suck in
吸地
xīdì
to vacuum the floor
吸引
xīyǐn
to attract (interest, investment etc)
HSK 4
吸把
xībǎ
toilet plunger
吸收
xīshōu
to absorb
HSK 5
吸毒
xīdú
to take drugs
吸气
xīqì
to inhale
吸氧
xīyǎng
to breathe
吸水
xīshuǐ
absorbent
吸湿
xīshī
to absorb
吸烟
xīyān
to smoke
吸热
xīrè
heat absorption
吸留
xīliú
to absorb
吸尽
xījìn
to absorb completely

Metadata

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