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咻 (xiu): A sound of breath or wind — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 咻

咻咻 • xiūxiū • panting or whizzing sound

xiū咻

xiū咻

panting or whizzing sound

气咻咻 • qìxiūxiū • panting with anger

qì气

xiū咻

xiū咻

panting with anger

一傅众咻 • yī fù zhòng xiū • A single positive influence is overwhelmed by many negative ones, so no real progress can be made.

yī一

fù傅

zhòng众

xiū咻

A single positive influence is overwhelmed by many negative ones, so no real progress can be made.

咻的一声 • xiū de yī shēng • sound of a swish or whizz

xiū咻

de的

yī一

shēng声

sound of a swish or whizz

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Example Sentences

Tā他

pǎo跑

wán完

bù步

hòu后

xiū咻

xiū咻

de地

chuǎn喘

qì气

。

He was panting heavily after running.

Jiàn箭

xiū咻

de的

yī一

shēng声

fēi飞

le了

chū出

qù

Information

Pinyinxiu

Meaninga sound of breath or wind; to pant

Strokes—

Radical口

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Zhuyin—

UnicodeU+54BB

Cangjie—

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去

。

The arrow whizzed out with a 'xiu' sound.

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Characters pronounced "xiu".

貅xiūa mythical beast; used in 貔貅, a fortune-bringing creature
羞xiūshame, embarrassment
修xiūto repair, to cultivate, to make long and slender
秀xiùto bear fruit; elegant, graceful
朽xiǔrotten, decayed
绣xiùembroider

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Characters with radical "口".

嗨hāi[sound used in lyrics for balance or euphony]
喃nánkeep talking, chattering; mumble
喔wōdescriptive of crying or of crowing
嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
咯gēfinal particle
嘎gǎsound of laughter; bad, malevolent

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