欶
How to Say
How to Write
Meaning: to suck
💡 Think: 欠 (yawn) + 束 (bundle) = sucking in air like through a straw.
Compounds
Character Story & Explanation
欶 (shuò) means 'to suck' and is a rare character. It combines the radical 欠 (qiàn, 'to yawn' or 'lack') with phonetic 束 (shù). You might encounter it in classical texts or historical contexts, but it's not used in modern daily Chinese. Instead, common words like 吸 (xī) or 吮 (shǔn) are used for 'to suck'. Knowing 欶 can help understand the evolution of Chinese characters.
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