吁(xū)

HSK 7-96 strokesTrad. 籲
Readingsxūyūyù

sh

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Character information

Pinyin
xū / yū / yù
Meaning
sh; hush
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
籲

Origin & structure

Where 吁 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口于

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 于 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu于yú

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 籲: To beg 龥 by playing a bamboo flute 录; 龥 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 吁 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 吁

Common words using 吁 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

hū呼yù吁
HSK 7-9

to call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to); an appeal

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xū吁xū吁

to pant; to gasp for breath

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xī欷xū吁

variant of 唏嘘

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qì气chuǎn喘xū吁xū吁

to pant

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yù吁qǐng请

to implore

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cháng长xū吁duǎn短tàn叹

long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain

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From 吁’s common words

呼欷气喘请长短叹

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