欶 (shuò) - To suck, to inhale & to drink
欶 · shuò
To suck, to inhale;
to drink;
ancient variant of 嗽 (cough).
To suck, to inhaleto drinkancient variant of 嗽 (cough).
Usage highlights
suck milkdrink watercoughinhale airsuck in
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The baby sucks milk (欶奶).
- He drank from the stream (欶水).
- Ancient texts sometimes use 欶 for cough (欶嗽).
Collocations
- suck milk(欶奶)
- drink water(欶水)
- cough(欶嗽)
- inhale air(欶气)
- suck in(欶入)
Cultural background
FAQ- 欶 is an ancient character rarely used in modern Chinese.
- It appears in some classical texts and medical contexts.
- In modern usage, it has been largely replaced by more common characters like 吸, 喝, or 嗽.