Chinese Word: 吮 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

吮

Pinyin: shǔn

English Definition: to suck

Chinese Definition:
①聚拢嘴唇吸：吮吸。吮乳。吮痈舐痔(喻不择手段谄媚讨好有权势的人)。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:允 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 允 [ yǔn ] to grant, to consent; just, fair

Similar Characters: 阭

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吮吸	shǔn xī	to suck
吸吮	xī shǔn	to suck on (sth); to suck in
吮痈舐痔	shǔn yōng shì zhì	to practice sycophancy or servile flattery (idiom)
舔吮	tiǎn shǔn	to lick and suck

1		zhè ge 这个 yīng ér 婴儿 zhèng zài 正在 shǔn 吮 shǒu zhǐ 手指。 The baby was sucking his thumb.
2		shì 是 de 的， wǒ 我 shì 是 shǔn 吮 le 了 yī gè 一个 shǒu zhǐ 手指。 Yes, I sucked a finger.
3		wǒ 我 shì zhe 试着 shǔn 吮 shí 食 táng guǒ 糖果 lái 来 zhǐ ké 止咳。 I tried sucking on a candy to stop myself coughing.
4		tā 她 lǎo shi 老是 quán zhe 蜷着 tuǐ 腿 tǎng zhe 躺着， shǔn 吮 zhe 着 bò he táng 薄荷糖。 She just curls up and sucks peppermints.
5		ài 爱 yǎo zhǐ jiǎ 咬指甲， shǔn 吮 mǔ 姆 zhǐ 指， rào 绕 tóu fa 头发， duò jiǎo 跺脚 nail biting, thumb sucking, hair twirling, foot tapping

1		zhè ge 这个 yīng ér 婴儿 zhèng zài 正在 shǔn 吮 shǒu zhǐ 手指。 The baby was sucking his thumb.
2		shì 是 de 的， wǒ 我 shì 是 shǔn 吮 le 了 yī gè 一个 shǒu zhǐ 手指。 Yes, I sucked a finger.
3		wǒ 我 shì zhe 试着 shǔn 吮 shí 食 táng guǒ 糖果 lái 来 zhǐ ké 止咳。 I tried sucking on a candy to stop myself coughing.
4		tā 她 lǎo shi 老是 quán zhe 蜷着 tuǐ 腿 tǎng zhe 躺着， shǔn 吮 zhe 着 bò he táng 薄荷糖。 She just curls up and sucks peppermints.
5		ài 爱 yǎo zhǐ jiǎ 咬指甲， shǔn 吮 mǔ 姆 zhǐ 指， rào 绕 tóu fa 头发， duò jiǎo 跺脚 nail biting, thumb sucking, hair twirling, foot tapping