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嗽

sòu
verb #46,131

Meanings

  1. 1 to cough

Examples

HSK 5
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.
HSK 5
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.
HSK 7-9
这种止咳糖浆挺管用的。
Zhè zhǒng zhǐké tángjiāng tǐng guǎnyòng de.
This cough syrup works quite well.

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