漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
吸: suck, imbibe
Also: inhale, sip
JLPT N36 strokesGrade 6Your ink: 白 Not met
口 carries the meaning · 及 gives the sound
6 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
キュウkyuu · on'yomi · in compounds
- 吸水性きゅうすいせいwater absorbency
- 吸血鬼きゅうけつきvampire, bloodsucker
- 吸盤きゅうばんsuction pad, suction cup
- 深呼吸しんこきゅうdeep breath
- 吸収するきゅうしゅうするabsorb, assimilate, suck in
- 吸引するきゅういんするabsorb, suck in, attract
- 呼吸するこきゅうするbreathe
すうsuu · kun'yomi · on its own
- 吸うすうbreathe, smoke, suck in
- 吸い殻すいがらcigarette end , tobacco ashes
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Open your mouth wide and what do you see? A simple, sturdy square!”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side吸 suck · 及
vs史 history · 乂In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · xī
Same form: 吸 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 吸 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 吸 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin xī most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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