Chinese symbol for “breathe”
呼吸
hū xī
to breathe
The closest CC-CEDICT match for breathe is 呼吸 (hū xī), defined as: to breathe.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “breathe”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吸 | xī | to breathe; to suck in |
| 吸氧 | xī yǎng | to breathe; to absorb oxygen |
| 透气 (透氣) | tòu qì | to flow freely (of air); to ventilate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 呼吸.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呼吁 (呼籲) | hū yù | to call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to) |
| 称呼 (稱呼) | chēng hu | to call; to address as; form of address; appellation |
| 欢呼 (歡呼) | huān hū | to cheer for; to acclaim |
| 呼唤 (呼喚) | hū huàn | to call out (a name etc); to shout |
| 呼声 (呼聲) | hū shēng | a shout; fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group |
| 吸引 | xī yǐn | to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate |
| 吸收 | xī shōu | to absorb; to assimilate |
| 吸引力 | xī yǐn lì | attractive force (such as gravitation); sex appeal |
See also: Japanese symbol for “breathe”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.