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Chinese symbol for “suck”

吮吸
shǔn xī
to suck

The closest CC-CEDICT match for suck is 吮吸 (shǔn xī), defined as: to suck.

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

吮 shǔn
to suck, to sip, to lick
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes
吸 xī
to inhale, to suck in; to absorb; to attract
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “suck”

WordPinyinMeaning
吮shǔnto suck
嗦suōto suck; used in 啰嗦 (luō suo)
嘬zuō(coll.) to suck
嗍suōto suck; Taiwan pr. [shuo4]
逊 (遜)xùnto abdicate; modest

Related words

Other words that share a character with 吮吸.

WordPinyinMeaning
吸吮xī shǔnto suck on (sth); to suck in
舔吮tiǎn shǔnto lick and suck
吸引xī yǐnto attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
吸收xī shōuto absorb; to assimilate
呼吸hū xīto breathe
吸引力xī yǐn lìattractive force (such as gravitation); sex appeal
吸烟 (吸煙)xī yānto smoke
吸血鬼xī xuè guǐleech; bloodsucking vermin

See also: Japanese symbol for “suck”.

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.

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