噈 (cù) - To suck & to kiss

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cù ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

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噈 · cù

To suck;

to kiss;

to make a sound with the mouth;

onomatopoeia for kissing or sucking sounds.

To suckto kissto make a sound with the mouth

Usage highlights

Sucking soundSmacking lipsKissing soundSuck in airMake a kissing noise

Synonyms

  • 吸— to suck, inhale
  • 吻— to kiss
  • 咂— to smack, click (tongue)

Antonyms

  • 吐— to spit, vomit
  • 吹— to blow, exhale

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The baby made a sucking sound (噈噈声).
  • They kissed with a smack (噈的一声).
  • The sound of lips smacking (噈嘴声).

Collocations

  • Sucking sound(噈噈声)
  • Smacking lips(噈嘴)
  • Kissing sound(噈吻声)
  • Suck in air(噈气)
  • Make a kissing noise(噈的一声)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used as an onomatopoeic character for mouth-related sounds.
  • Rarely used in modern Chinese, appearing mainly in classical texts or dialectal usage.
  • Represents intimate or feeding-related sounds in linguistic context.

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