呷

xiā
Rank #4071

Definitions

xiā to sip; to drink; Taiwan pr. [xiá]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound.

Semantic: 口 Phonetic: 甲

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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他喜欢呷茶。

Tā xǐhuān xiā chá.

He likes to drink tea.

我呷了一口牛奶。

Wǒ xiā le yī kǒu niúnǎi.

I took a sip of milk.

她慢慢呷着咖啡。

Tā mànman xiā zhe kāfēi.

She slowly sips coffee.

我们边呷茶边看书。

Wǒmen biān xiā chá biān kànshū.

We drink tea while reading books.

爷爷每天早晨都呷一杯豆浆。

Yéye měitiān zǎochén dōu xiā yī bēi dòujiāng.

Grandpa drinks a glass of soy milk every morning.

在寒冷的冬天，呷一碗热汤很舒服。

Zài hánlěng de dōngtiān, xiā yī wǎn rè tāng hěn shūfu.

In the cold winter, drinking a bowl of hot soup is very comfortable.

他呷完那杯苦药后，立刻吃了颗糖。

Tā xiā wán nà bēi kǔ yào hòu, lìkè chī le kē táng.

After finishing that cup of bitter medicine, he immediately ate a candy.

尽管咖啡很烫，他还是小心翼翼地呷了一小口。

Jǐnguǎn kāfēi hěn tàng, tā háishì xiǎoxīnyìyì de xiā le yī xiǎo kǒu.

Although the coffee was very hot, he still carefully took a small sip.

Related Characters

Component: 口

中 和 可 后 如 同 只 知 高 问 向 或 加 合

Component: 甲

里 单 甲 押 鸭 匣 闸 钾 岬 胛 厣 狎 柙 鉀

Components

口 甲

Example Words

呷呷