Chinese symbol for “suffocate”
窒息
zhì xī
to choke; to stifle; to suffocate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for suffocate is 窒息 (zhì xī), defined as: to choke; to stifle; to suffocate.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “suffocate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 噎 | yē | to choke (on); to choke up |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 窒息.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 窒碍 (窒礙) | zhì ài | (literary) to be obstructed |
| 信息 | xìn xī | information; news; message |
| 消息 | xiāo xi | (piece of) news; information; message |
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest; to rest |
| 利息 | lì xī | interest (on a loan); 笔 (bǐ) |
| 讯息 (訊息) | xùn xī | information; news; message; text message; SMS |
| 气息 (氣息) | qì xī | breath; smell |
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.