FEEDBACK

Meaning of 歔

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
歔
Pinyin: xū
English Definition: to snort
Chinese Definition:
①(歔欷)哈气使温暖:“故物或行或随,或歔或吹。”同“欷歔”。
Total strokes: 16; Radical: 欠
Pictophonetic:虚 indicates the sound; 欠 (breathe) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 虚 [ xū ] false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
    • 欠 [ qiàn ] to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn
Similar Characters: 覷
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)
欷歔 xī xū (onom.) to sob
More:歔* | *歔 | *歔*