Keyword
to suck in
- to inhale
- to absorb
- to attract
- Frequency
- #886
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
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Mnemonic
口 (mouth) gives the meaning and 及 the sound.
Stroke order
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Used in vocabulary
吸引
to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
吸收
to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit
呼吸
to breathe
吸
to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale
吸引力
attractive force (such as gravitation); sex appeal; attractiveness
吸烟
to smoke
吸血鬼
leech; bloodsucking vermin; vampire (translated European notion); fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers
吸毒
to take drugs
吸取
to absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate
吸纳
to take in; to absorb; to admit; to accept
吸入
to breathe in; to suck in; to inhale
呼吸道
respiratory tract
吸血
to suck blood
吸附
to adhere to a surface; to absorb; to draw in; (fig.) to attract; (chemistry) adsorption
吸气
to inhale; to breathe in
吸尘器
vacuum cleaner
吸管
(drinking) straw; pipette; eyedropper; snorkel
吸食
(of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc); (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug); to drink through a straw
深呼吸
to take a deep breath
吮吸
to suck
吸着
sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc)
吸水
absorbent
吸盘
suction pad; sucker
吸进
to inhale; to breathe in