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啜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啜 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

啜 Stroke Order — How to Write 啜

Stroke Order

啜 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

啜 Radical and Character Components

Components:口叕

啜 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 叕 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 8 more strokes

啜 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • chuò
  • chuài

Meanings of 啜 in Chinese

1

chuò啜

To sip or drink; to eat (especially something soft or liquid).
她喜欢安静地啜饮一杯热茶。
She enjoys quietly sipping a cup of hot tea.
To sob or whimper softly, often while crying; to make a sound like a sniffle or gulp when crying.
她低声啜泣着，泪水模糊了双眼
She sobbed softly, her eyes blurred with tears.
2

chuài啜

surname

Common Words and Phrases with 啜

1
chuài啜lǎ喇
Chuai La is a two-character Chinese surname.
啜喇小姐是班上最聪明的学生之一。
Miss Chuòlǎ is one of the smartest students in the class.
2
chuò啜míng茗
to sip tea
午后闲暇，他喜欢坐在窗边，啜茗赏景，享受片刻的宁静。
In his afternoon leisure, he enjoys sitting by the window, sipping tea and admiring the scenery, relishing a moment of tranquility.
3
chuò啜qì泣
to cry with short, sharp breaths; to sob or whimper
小女孩因为玩具坏了，伤心地低声啜泣
The little girl whimpered softly because her toy was broken.
4
chuò啜shū菽
to eat beans as food
在那个贫困的年代，许多人家只能啜菽为生，勉强度日。
In that impoverished era, many families could only subsist on beans to make ends meet and barely get by.
5
chuò啜shū菽yǐn饮shuǐ水
To live a simple and poor life, subsisting on basic food like beans and water; often used to describe someone who remains filial despite poverty.
为了实现自己的梦想，他甘愿过着啜菽饮水的生活，日夜不辍地努力着。
To achieve his dream, he was willing to live a life of extreme frugality, subsisting on simple fare, and working tirelessly day and night.

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Questions about 啜

What does 啜 mean in Chinese?

啜 (chuò) means “To sip or drink” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 啜?

啜 has 2 pronunciations: chuò, chuài.

How many strokes does 啜 have?

啜 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 啜?

啜 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 口. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 啜?

The radical of 啜 is 口, and 啜 is a phono-semantic compound.