06309 Chinese character of 嘬 and pronounce caai3

The Chinese character【嘬】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes an action or behavior. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Sucking with your mouth.

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【嘬】:chuài

Cantonese Jyutping of 【嘬】:caai3

This provides fundamental insights into the meaning of the character 【嘬】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【嘬】, for example:Describing an action or behavior , It means mainly sucking with the mouth .Since Chinese characters embody profound layers of interpretation, some complex meanings may be beyond the scope of this explanation.

【嘬】appears simple on its own, but when linked to other words, it creates nuanced phrases, like【嘬手】(Mandarin Pinyin:chuài shǒu/ Cantonese Jyutping:caai3 sau2)

This character consists of 15 individual strokes,It is an obscure Chinese character that may only be found in ancient texts,This sentence serves as an example of how to use this character.:


孩子嘬著棒棒糖,顯得很開心。

The child sucked on the lollipop and looked very happy.


Hoping you will delight in learning Chinese and deepen your understanding as you go. There’s more to discover, so take your time.