吁

Character

吁 xū · yù

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

Radical: 口
Strokes: 6
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 口于
Traditional: 吁
Frequency: #2374 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

xūMain reading yùRare reading

xū

xu1Main readingHSK 7–9

sh CC-CEDICT
hush CC-CEDICT

Words that use “吁” as xū

吁吁xū xūto pantWord

欷吁xī xū(onom.) to sighVariant of 唏嘘WordUnreviewed

喘吁吁chuǎn xū xūto puff and blowWord 气吁吁qì xū xūto pantWord 气喘吁吁qì chuǎn xū xūto pantWord 长吁短叹cháng xū duǎn tànlong moan and short gaspWord

yù

yu4Reading 2Rare readingUnreviewed

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is xū.

to implore CC-CEDICT

Words that use “吁” as yù

呼吁hū yùto publicly ask many people to do somethingWordHSK 7–9 吁请yù qǐngto imploreWord 黑奴吁天录hēi nú yù tiān lùUncle Tom's Cabin, translated and adapted by Lin Shu 林纾Word

Stroke order

Practice writing 吁

Draw “吁” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

他跑得很累，喘吁吁的。
tā pǎo de hěn lèi chuǎn xū xū de
He ran very far and is out of breath.
AI-generated sentence
老师呼吁我们多看书。
lǎo shī hū yù wǒ men duō kàn shū
The teacher asks us to read more books.
AI-generated sentence
医生呼吁大家多喝水。
yī shēng hū yù dà jiā duō hē shuǐ
The doctor tells everyone to drink more water.
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Same radical 口

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