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Meaning of 吸

Pinyin xī

Radical

口

Strokes

Definition

to breathe / to suck in / to absorb / to inhale

Usage

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吸 [xī] （动）【本义】: 吸气入体内【造字法】: 形声。从口，及声。 1. 同本义 (En: inhale) - Example: 呼～ (breathe in). ～气 (inhale the air). ～烟 (inhale smoke). 2. 张开口吸，急饮 (En: drink) - Example: 吸食 (to suck in with the mouth); 吸霞 (inhale the morning glow, used by Taoists for cultivation); 吸露 (drink dew, metaphor for purity). 3. 吸取; 吸收; 摄取 (En: draw into) - Example: 吸纳 (absorb and include); 吸集 (collect and gather); 吸利 (to gather wealth). 4. 引; 吸引 (En: attract) - Example: 异性相吸 (opposites attract); 吸毒石 (a stone believed to cure poison). 5. 通“翕”。聚合 (En: get together) - Example: 吸逮 (gather air without interruption); 吸聚 (gather together). 6. 亲近 (En: be intimate) - Example: 吸习 (to be accustomed to; to associate closely). 7. 动 (En: move) - Example: 吸吸 (the action of shaking or moving); 吸淋淋 (the appearance of shaking).

吸吮 xī shǔn

to suck on (sth) / to suck in

呼吸 hū xī

to breathe

吸引 xī yǐn

to attract (interest, investment etc) / CL:個|个[ge4]

吸附 xī fù

to adhere to a surface / to absorb / to draw in / (fig.) to attract / (chemistry) adsorption

吸烟 xī yān

to smoke

吸引力 xī yǐn lì

attractive force (such as gravitation) / sex appeal / attractiveness

呼吸道 hū xī dào

respiratory tract

吸毒 xī dú

to take drugs

吸入 xī rù

to breathe in / to suck in / to inhale

吸纳 xī nà

to take in / to absorb / to admit / to accept

吸气 xī qì

to inhale / to draw in breath

血吸虫病 xuè xī chóng bìng

schistosomiasis

吸盘 xī pán

suction pad / sucker

吸食 xī shí

to suck / to take in

吸水 xī shuǐ

absorbent

吸着 xī zhuó

sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc)

呼吸系统 hū xī xì tǒng

respiratory system

深呼吸 shēn hū xī

take a deep breath

吸取 xī qǔ

to absorb / to draw (a lesson, insight etc) / to assimilate

吸尘器 xī chén qì

vacuum cleaner / dust catcher

吮吸 shǔn xī

to suck

吸收 xī shōu

to absorb / to assimilate / to ingest / to recruit

敲骨吸髓 qiāo gǔ xī suǐ

suck the lifeblood of / break the bones and suck the marrow

虹吸 hóng xī

siphon

虹吸管 hóng xī guǎn

siphon

吸收光谱 xī shōu guāng pǔ

absorption spectrum / absorption spectra