吁 (xū): sh, hush, to implore
吁 (xū) is a Chinese character meaning “sh.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 于 (phonetic). It ranks #2096 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 吁 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- sh
- hush
- to implore
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呼吁 | hū yù | to call on (sb to do sth) |
| 气喘吁吁 | qì chuǎn xū xū | to pant |
| 长吁短叹 | cháng xū duǎn tàn | long moan and short gasp (idiom) |
| 气吁吁 | qì xū xū | to pant |
| 吁请 | yù qǐng | to implore |
| 黑奴吁天录 | hēi nú yù tiān lù | Uncle Tom's Cabin, translated and adapted by Lin Shu 林紓|林纾 |
| 欷吁 | xī xū | variant of 唏噓|唏嘘[xi1 xu1] |
| 喘吁吁 | chuǎn xū xū | to puff and blow |
| 吁吁 | xū xū | to pant |
吁 appears in 9 compound words: 22 as the first character, 22 as the last, and 56 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 吁 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
他吁干舌燥地讲了两个小时,终于说服了大家。
tā xū gān jī zào dì jiǎng le liǎng gě xiǎo shí , zhōng yú shuō fú le dà jiā .
He talked for two hours until his throat was parched, finally winning everyone over.
韩国瑜吁蓝委让军购条例付委 国民党:一定支持但不...
hán guó 瑜 xū lán wěi ràng jūn gòu tiáo lì fù wěi guó mín dǎng : yī dìng zhī chí dàn bù . . .
Han Yu called on the Blue Committee to hand over the arms purchase regulations to the Kuomintang: must support but not...
六旬妇认选举期间转贴呼吁杯葛选举贴文 判囚2月准缓刑1年半
liù xún fù rèn xuǎn jǔ qī jiān zhuǎn tiē hū xū bēi 葛 xuǎn jǔ tiē wén pàn qiú 2 yuè zhǔn huǎn xíng 1 nián bàn
A sixty-year-old woman who posted a call for a boycott of the election during the election was sentenced to two months in prison and given a one-and-a-half year probation
黄友凤吁警遵循指示 勿以服装为由拒报案
huáng yǒu fèng xū jǐng zūn xún zhǐ shì wù yǐ fú zhuāng wéi yóu jù bào àn
Huang Youfeng called on the police to follow the instructions and not to refuse to report the case on the grounds of clothing
儿童理财|校长吁及早建立良好理财习惯 家长必学将储蓄融入...
ér tóng lǐ cái jiào cháng xū jí zǎo jiàn lì liáng hǎo lǐ cái xí guàn jiā cháng bì xué jiāng chǔ xù róng rù . . .
Children's financial management|Principal calls for early establishment of good financial habits Parents must learn to integrate savings into...
儿少性侵追诉 民团发起连署吁释宪修法并行
ér shǎo xìng qīn zhuī sù mín tuán fā qǐ lián shǔ xū shì xiàn xiū fǎ bìng háng
Child sexual assault prosecution Civil groups launched a joint petition calling for the interpretation of the constitution and the amendment of the law
我们提出了请求支持的呼吁。
Wǒmen tíchū le qǐngqiú zhīchí de hūyù.
We made an appeal for support.
总统呼吁全国民众在对抗贫穷或疾病的时候,一定要团结一致。
Zǒngtǒng hūyù quánguó mínzhòng zài duìkàng pínqióng huò jíbìng de shíhou, yīdìngyào tuánjié yīzhì.
The president called on the people to unite in fighting poverty and disease.
Character Family
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