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Meaning of 噓

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(Simplified: 嘘)
Pinyin:
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:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (mouth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
    • [ ] false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
Similar Characters:
Example Words
噓寒問暖 hán wèn nuǎn to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom); to pamper
噓聲 shēng hissing sound; to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
More:噓* | *噓 | *噓*
Example Sentences
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Oh, no. He said that? - Shh!
2
The speaker was hissed down.
3
The lecturer was hissed off the stage.
4
Hush! you must not call him by those names, master,' I said.
5
Arianna, shush, she' s right there.