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吸收

xīshōu

to absorb

HSK 4 · Topic “Hand actions and fixing”
A sponge soaking up water
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Characters in this word

吸 xī

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 及 to extend
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

收 shōu

Strokes
6
Radical
攵 — to rap, to tap
Made of
丩 to connect, to join 攵 to rap, to tap
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 海绵吸收水。 Hǎimián xīshōu shuǐ. A sponge soaks up water.
  • 我吸收知识。 Wǒ xīshōu zhīshi. I take in knowledge.
  • 皮肤吸收水。 Pífū xīshōu shuǐ. Skin takes in water.

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