嗽
sòu
(bound form) to cough
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
hack · Heisig RSH #2653
口 mouth + bundle + yawn
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 嗽
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咳嗽 | to cough; CL:陣|阵[zhen4] |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 欶 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欶 sound part | to suck, to drink | |
| 簌 | to rustle; falling flower petals |