吸

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Translingual

Han character

吸 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 口弓竹水 (RNHE), four-corner 6704₇, composition ⿰口及)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 179, character 12
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3372
• Dae Jaweon: page 397, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 594, character 1
• Unihan data for U+5438

• Unihan data for U+2F83D

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰrɯb) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 及 (OC *ɡrɯb) – to inhale through the mouth. Note that 及 originally derives from “grab”, hence connotations of “grab through the mouth, inhale”.

Pronunciation

Definitions

吸

1. to breath in; to inhale

   吸一口氣／吸一口气  ―  xī yī kǒu qì  ―  to take a breath

   吸塵器／吸尘器  ―  xīchénqì  ―  vacuum cleaner

   • 藐姑射之山，有神人居焉，肌膚若冰雪，淖約若處子，不食五穀，吸風飲露。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     藐姑射之山，有神人居焉，肌肤若冰雪，淖约若处子，不食五谷，吸风饮露。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

     Miǎo Gūyè zhī shān, yǒu shénrén jū yān, jīfū ruò bīngxuě, nàoyuē ruò chùzǐ, bù shí wǔgǔ, xīfēngyǐnlù.

     Far away on the hill of Gu Ye there dwelt a Spirit-like man whose flesh and skin were (smooth) as ice and (white) as snow; that his manner was elegant and delicate as that of a virgin; that he did not eat any of the five grains, but inhaled the wind and drank the dew.

   1. to smoke

      吸煙／吸烟  ―  xīyān  ―  to smoke cigarettes

      吸大麻  ―  xī dàmá  ―  to smoke marijuana

2. to suck; to drink

   吸奶  ―  xīnǎi  ―  to suckle; to suck milk

   • 吸飛泉之微液兮，懷琬琰之華英。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     吸飞泉之微液兮，怀琬琰之华英。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE, translated based on David Hawkes' version

     Xī fēiquán zhī wēi yè xī, huái wǎnyǎn zhī huáyīng.

     I sipped the subtle liquor of the Flying Spring,
     And held in my bosom the flower-bright wan-yan jewel.

3. to absorb

   吸油紙／吸油纸  ―  xīyóuzhǐ  ―  facial oil blotting paper

4. to attract

   吸鐵石／吸铁石  ―  xītiěshí  ―  magnet

   異極相吸／异极相吸  ―  yì jí xiàng xī  ―  opposite poles attract

5. a surname: Xi

Synonyms

• (to smoke): 抽 (chōu)
• (to absorb):

• (to attract):

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to breathe in”): 呼 (hū)

Compounds

Japanese

Shinjitai	吸
Kyūjitai	吸󠄁 吸+󠄁? (Adobe-Japan1)
	吸󠄃 吸+󠄃? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. suck
2. imbibe
3. inhale
4. sip

Readings

• Go-on: こう (kō)^{←こふ (kofu, historical)}
• Kan-on: きゅう (kyū, Jōyō)^{←きふ (kifu, historical)}
• Kun: すう (suu, 吸う, Jōyō)^{←すふ (sufu, 吸ふ, historical)}

References

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 吸 (MC xip). Recorded as Middle Korean 흡〮 (húp) (Yale: hup) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

吸

Wikisource

吸 (eumhun 마실 흡 (masil heup))

1. Hanja form^? of 흡 (“to drink, suck in, to inhale, to attract”).

Compounds

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

Vietnamese

Han character

吸: Hán Việt readings: hấp
吸: Nôm readings: cộp, cạp, hấp, hớp, húp, hút

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