xī

吸

to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract

HSK 3.0 · 4
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Words with 吸

吸引 xī yǐn to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate HSK 4
呼吸 hū xī to breathe HSK 4
吸收 xī shōu to absorb; to assimilate HSK 4
吸烟 xī yān to smoke HSK 4
吸管 xī guǎn (drinking) straw; pipette HSK 4
吸毒 xī dú to take drugs HSK 6
吸取 xī qǔ to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc) HSK 7–9
吸纳 xī nà to take in; to absorb HSK 7–9

Character facts

Radical
口 mouth; entrance, gate, opening
Parts
口 + 及
Structure
Left–right
Unicode
U+5438

Pictophonetic: mouth