嘘

噓

xū

interjection #1,322

Meanings

1 shh
2 hush
3 to boo
4 to hiss

Characters

shh; to hiss; to boo

Examples

嘘！别说话！

Xū! Bié shuōhuà!

Shh! Don't talk!

观众对他嘘声一片。

Guānzhòng duì tā xūshēng yī piàn.

The audience booed him.

Tips

usage

嘘 has two uses: as an interjection meaning 'shh/hush' to silence someone, and as a verb meaning 'to boo' (嘘声 xūshēng = booing).

Stroke Order

嘘 xū