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擤

xǐng
verb #22,165

Meanings

  1. 1 to blow one's nose

Examples

他拿起纸巾擤了擤鼻子。
Tā ná qǐ zhǐjīn xǐng le xǐng bízi.
He picked up a tissue and blew his nose.
孩子感冒了，老是擤鼻涕。
Háizi gǎnmào le, lǎo shì xǐng bítì.
The child has a cold and keeps blowing his nose.

Tips

memory
擤 is a rare single-character verb used almost exclusively in the phrase 擤鼻子 or 擤鼻涕 (to blow one's nose). The hand radical 扌 hints at the physical action of pressing the nose.

Stroke Order

擤 xǐng