噏 (xī) - To inhale, breathe in & to suck

噏Tone 1

xī ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

万响

噏 · xī

To inhale, breathe in;

to suck;

to absorb;

to attract;

to draw in;

also used in some dialects to mean 'to talk nonsense' or 'to gossip'.

To inhale, breathe into suckto absorb

Usage highlights

Inhale medicineAbsorb nutrientsSuck in airDraw in breathAttract attentionTalk nonsense

Synonyms

  • 吸— to inhale, to suck, to absorb
  • 纳— to receive, to admit, to take in
  • 引— to draw, to attract, to lead

Antonyms

  • 呼— to exhale, to breathe out
  • 吐— to spit out, to vomit, to emit
  • 排— to discharge, to expel, to eliminate

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The patient needs to inhale the medicine (噏入药物).
  • Plants absorb carbon dioxide (植物噏入二氧化碳).
  • The vacuum cleaner sucks up dust (吸尘器噏起灰尘).
  • He was just talking nonsense (他只是在乱噏).

Collocations

  • Inhale medicine(噏药)
  • Absorb nutrients(噏取营养)
  • Suck in air(噏气)
  • Draw in breath(噏息)
  • Attract attention(噏引注意力)
  • Talk nonsense(乱噏)

Idioms

  • To talk nonsense and mislead people(噏三噏四)
  • To inhale the essence and exhale the dross(噏精吐粗)
  • To spread rumors and gossip(噏风弄月)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used in traditional Chinese medicine and qigong practices to describe the process of breathing in beneficial energy or medicinal vapors.
  • In Cantonese and other southern dialects, it carries a colloquial meaning of talking nonsense or gossiping idly.
  • The character appears in some classical texts describing natural processes of absorption and attraction.

FAQ