吸

Information about character(s)

Radical: 口
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 6
Variants: 噏

Pronunciation

Pinyin: xī
Cantonese: kap1 ngap1
JapaneseKun: SUU
JapaneseOn: KYUU
Korean: HUP
Vietnamese: cộp

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: inhale, suck in; absorb; attract

CE-Dict: to breathe/to suck in/to absorb/to inhale

Soothill: To suck up, inhale.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to inhale
2.to draw in; to suck
3.to attract

21 Century bidirectional science and technology dictionary: aspiration - 科技

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: absorb; attract; inhale; suck; suction; sup; whiff
【醫】 aspiration; inspiration; inspirium; myzesis; suck; sucking; suction

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: absorb; attract; inhale; suck; suction; whiff

湘雅醫學專業詞典: aspiration;inhalans;inhaust;snuff

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《口部》吸內息也。从口及聲。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集上】【口字部】吸
【廣韻】【正韻】許及切【集韻】【韻會】迄及切，𠀤音翕。【說文】內息也。从口及聲。【玉篇】吸，引也。【正字通】氣出爲吹，氣入爲息。【楚辭·九章】吸湛露之浮涼。　又【司馬相如·上林賦】瀏莅芔吸。【註】皆林木鼔動之聲。　又人名。【史記·高祖紀】令將軍王吸屯武關。又【田橫傳】使灌嬰破殺齊將田吸于千乗。　又【廣韻】同翕。【玉篇】引《詩·小雅》：載吸其舌。按今《詩》作翕。箋，猶引也。　又吸吸。【劉向·九歎】雲吸吸以湫戾。　又【六書故】俗謂飮曰吸。

Buddhism words and phrases inhale

CF-Dict: aspirer/sucer

Han-De-Dict: ansaugen (u.E.)/atmen, hauchen (u.E.)/aufnehmen, tragen (u.E.)/einatmen, inhalieren (u.E.)/Sog (u.E.) (S)