吸

xī

inhale, suck in; absorb; attract

How to write 吸, stroke by stroke

to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale

Pictophonetic: semantic 口 (mouth), phonetic 及

Made of 口 + 及

呼吸hū xīto breathe
吸血鬼xī xuè guǐleech; bloodsucking vermin; vampire (translated European notion); fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers
吸引xī yǐnto attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
吸毒xī dúto take drugs
吸烟xī yānto smoke
吸引力xī yǐn lìattractive force (such as gravitation); sex appeal; attractiveness
吸收xī shōuto absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit
吸气xī qìto inhale; to breathe in
吸入xī rùto breathe in; to suck in; to inhale
吸血xī xuèto suck blood
吸取xī qǔto absorb; to draw (a lesson, insight etc); to assimilate
吸食xī shí(of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc); (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug); to drink through a straw

他是个吸毒男。
tā shì gè xī dú nán 。
He's a meth addict.
魔术师吸引了孩子们的注意。
mó shù shī xī yǐn le hái zi men de zhù yì 。
The magician had the children's attention.
你们有非吸烟区吗？
nǐ men yǒu fēi xī yān qū ma ？
Do you have a non-smoking section?
你能屏住呼吸多久？
nǐ néng píng zhù hū xī duō jiǔ ？
How long can you hold your breath?
树木排出氧气，吸收二氧化碳。
shù mù pái chū yǎng qì ， xī shōu èr yǎng huà tàn 。
Trees give off oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.