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嗽

sòu
verb #46,131

Meanings

  1. 1 to cough

Examples

我这几天咳嗽得厉害，该去看医生了。
Wǒ zhè jǐtiān késou de lìhai, gāi qù kàn yīshēng le.
I've been coughing badly these few days; I should see a doctor.
这种止咳糖浆挺管用的。
Zhè zhǒng zhǐké tángjiāng tǐng guǎnyòng de.
This cough syrup works quite well.
他干咳嗽了几声，开始说话。
Tā gān késou le jǐ shēng, kāishǐ shuōhuà.
He cleared his throat with a dry cough and began to speak.

Tips

usage
Almost always in 咳嗽 ('to cough'), where it is the toneless second syllable. On its own 嗽 is rarely used in everyday speech.

Components

radical
口 kǒu
mouth
The mouth radical on the left marks this as something done with the mouth and throat, here coughing, which makes it pair naturally with 咳.
phonetic
欶 shuò
to suck in; to sip
Supplies the sound on the right: 欶 shifted to sòu. It also faintly evokes a sharp intake of breath, which suits a cough.

Stroke Order

嗽 sòu