Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 吸

吸

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Meaning

 suck, breathe in, inhale

Pronunciation

 KYŪ
suu

Explanation

 Left: mouth 口, right: reach, extend 及 (Here: cigarette ノ and variation of hand

Mnemonic

A mouth with a cigarette in a hand to suck/inhale.

Radicals

口 mouth(A small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.)
及 reach, extend
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Vocabulary

吸う すう to smoke, to breathe in, to suck
吸収 きゅうしゅう absorption, suction, attraction
呼吸 こきゅう breath, respiration

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