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Meaning of 噓

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噓 (Simplified: 嘘)
Pinyin: xū
English Definition: to exhale slowly; to hiss; hush!
Chinese Definition:
①表示制止、鄙斥。[合]嘘!别把大娘吵醒了!;嘘!你不要胡说!;嘘,你有啥高招!
②另见xū。
Total strokes: 14; Radical: 口
Pictophonetic:虛 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
    • 虛 [ xū ] false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
Similar Characters: 嘘
Example Words
噓寒問暖 xū hán wèn nuǎn to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom); to pamper
噓聲 xū shēng hissing sound; to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
More:噓* | *噓 | *噓*
Example Sentences
1
噢
,
他这样说了
?
-
嘘
!
Oh, no. He said that? - Shh!
2
讲话人被嘘了下去
。
The speaker was hissed down.
3
那个演讲人被嘘下了台
。
The lecturer was hissed off the stage.
4
“
嘘
!
你千万别这么叫他
,
主人
,
”
我说
。
Hush! you must not call him by those names, master,' I said.
5
奥利安娜
,
嘘
,
她就在那儿
。
Arianna, shush, she' s right there.