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Meaning of 欷

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欷
Pinyin: xī
English Definition: to sob
Chinese Definition:
①抽泣:“胁息增欷。”
②(欷歔)叹息:欷叹。仰天长欷。又作“歔欷”,义同上。
Total strokes: 11; Radical: 欠
Pictophonetic:希 indicates the sound; 欠 (yawn) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 希 [ xī ] rare; to hope for, to strive for; to expect
    • 欠 [ qiàn ] to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn
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Example Words
欷歔流涕 xī xū liú tì to sigh and sob (idiom)
歔欷不已 xū xī bù yǐ to sob on and on (idiom)
欷吁 xī xū see 唏嘘
欷歔 xī xū (onom.) to sob
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