吸 = 口 + 及

吸 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “inhale”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 及 (extend).

Keyword: inhale
Pinyin (Mandarin): xī
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: inhale, suck in, вдыхать, всасывать, suck in
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 吸 suck

Decomposition

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口 mouth
及 extend

How to find 吸 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “extend”. 吸 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 吸 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.