吁
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sh; hush
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,063 U+5401
How 吁 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 于 (phonetic, yú)
How to remember it
plead · Heisig RSH #2647
口 mouth + clothing conveyor
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 于
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 于 (yú) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 于 sound component | yú | at, in, on; to, from; alas! |
| 宇 | yǔ | building, house, room, structure; space, the universe |
| 迂 | yū | abstruse, pedantic, unrealistic |
| 芋 | yù | taro |
| 盂 | yú | basin; cup |
| 竽 | yú | free reed mouth organ |
| 圩 | xū | dike, embankment |
| 盱 | xū | eyes wide open; to gaze in astonishment |
| 纡 | yū | to twist, to turn, to bend; to distort |
| 玗 | yú | semi-precious stone |
| 邘 | yú | a state in Henan province |
Words containing 吁
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黑奴吁天录 | Hēi nú yù tiān lù | Uncle Tom's Cabin, translated and adapted by Lin Shu 林紓|林纾 |
| 长吁短叹 | cháng xū duǎn tàn | long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain |
| 呼吁 | hū yù | to call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to); an appeal |
| 气吁吁 | qì xū xū | to pant; to gasp for breath |
| 吁请 | yù qǐng | to implore; to entreat |
| 气喘吁吁 | qì chuǎn xū xū | to pant; to gasp for breath |
| 喘吁吁 | chuǎn xū xū | to puff and blow |
| 吁吁 | xū xū | to pant; to gasp for breath |
| 欷吁 | xī xū | variant of 唏噓|唏嘘[xi1 xu1] |