1. 吸
  2. 吮

吸

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  1. 吸 is the 922nd most frequent character.
  2. 吸 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 吸 appears as a character in 46 words.
  4. 吸 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
吸 => 口, 及
Radical :
吸 => 口 (mouth), ㇎ (N/A), 丿 (bend), ㇏ (N/A)
Graphical :
吸 => 口, ㇎, 丿, ㇏

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xi1 - to breathe/to suck in/to absorb/to inhale

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 吸 (xi1): The component 及 is pronounced as 'ji2'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

吸引 
吸引力 
吸收 
呼吸 

Medium Frequency

吸 
吸入 
吸取 
吸尘器 (吸塵器)
吸毒 
吸气 (吸氣)
吸烟 (吸煙)
吸管 
吸血 
吸血鬼 
呼吸道 

吮

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Meta:

  1. 吮 is the 3691st most frequent character.
  2. 吮 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 吮 appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. 吮 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
吮 => 口, 允
Radical :
吮 => 口 (mouth), 厶 (private), 儿 (legs)
Graphical :
吮 => 口, ㇛, 丶, 丿, 乚

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shun3 - to suck

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 吮 (shun3): The component 允 is pronounced as 'yun3'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

吮 
吮吸 
吸吮 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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