吮吸

shǔnxī

verb #25,321

Meanings

1 to suck
2 to suckle

Characters

to suck; to sip

to inhale; to absorb; to suck

Examples

婴儿本能地吮吸母亲的乳汁。

Yīng'ér běnnéng de shǔnxī mǔqīn de rǔzhī.

The baby instinctively suckles its mother's milk.

她吮吸着冰棍，享受夏日的清凉。

Tā shǔnxī zhe bīnggùn, xiǎngshòu xiàrì de qīngliáng.

She sucked on the popsicle, enjoying the summer coolness.

Tips

memory

Both 吮 and 吸 contain the mouth radical 口, reinforcing the meaning. 吮 (shǔn) means to suck/sip, 吸 (xī) means to inhale/absorb — together: to suck in.

Stroke Order

吮 shǔn

吸 xī