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Keyword
to exhale
  • to blow
  • to hiss
  • to sigh
  • to praise
Frequency
#2772
Strokes
14
Readings
xū
Mnemonic
口 (mouth) gives the meaning and 虚 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
嘘xū
to exhale slowly; to hiss; hush!
嘘声xūshēng
hissing sound; to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
唏嘘xīxū
(onom.) to sigh; to sob
嘘嘘xūxū
to pee pee (kiddie or feminine slang)
嘘寒问暖xūhánwènnuǎn
to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom); to pamper
自我吹嘘zìwǒchuīxū
to blow one's own horn (idiom)