吸

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

to breathe / to suck in / to absorb / to inhale

吸 = 及 + 口 : Just when Marie Curie (xi) and Yuwen Huaji (及) were on a space trip in front of the space station (Ø1) they encountered an emergency: the failure of their oxygen supply. Their last hope is a hollow mandarin (口) they brought, out of which they suck (吸) their oxygen.

吸 character breakdown

吸
- 及
  - 乃
    - 丿
  - ㇏
- 口

jí = ji + Ø2

and / to reach / up to / in time for

及 = ㇏ + 乃 : Mnemonic symbol: Chinese General 宇文化及 (yu3 wen2 hua4 ji2) from the seventh century.

及 = ㇏ + 乃 : Just inside the space station's entrance a poltergeist is harassing Joan of Arc and Yuwen Huaji by pointing with his fingers at them.

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

Characters with 吸 as component

吸 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 吸

artificial respiration (medicine)

to suck

breast pump

to gasp (with amazement or shock etc) / to feel a chill run down one's spine / to have one's hairs stand on end

upper respiratory tract infection

backup regulator / octopus (diving)

oral sucker (e.g. on bloodsucking parasite)

Like attracts like.

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)

(diving) regulator / demand valve

Sentences with 吸

吸 currently does not appear in any sentence.