00638 Chinese character of 吸 and pronounce kap1

The Chinese character【吸】that we will explain today is a word that describes an action or process. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Inhalation or absorption.

You’ll find the pronunciation for this Chinese character here.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【吸】:xī

Cantonese Jyutping of 【吸】:kap1

Below, I will share fundamental aspects of the meaning and usage of the character 【吸】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【吸】, for example:Describe an action or process , It means mainly to inhale or absorb .As Chinese characters have broad and intricate meanings, certain details might be too specific to be entirely explained in this overview.

【吸】is a simple word when used alone, but its meaning broadens when combined with others to form intricate phrases, like【吸氣、吸收】(Mandarin Pinyin:xī qì 、xī shōu/ Cantonese Jyutping:kap1 hei3 、kap1 sau1)

To complete this character, you need 7 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,The following sentence showcases how this character is used.:


這幅畫的肖像栩栩如生。

The portrait in this painting is lifelike.


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