吸管
HSK 4 (2021)
吸管 (xīguǎn) · straw (for drinking)
吸管 (xīguǎn) means “straw (for drinking)”. It is written with 2 characters: 吸 (to breathe in) + 管 (to manage). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 吸管 is built
The characters
吸 xī · to breathe in
What 吸 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 及jí — to extend
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 及 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
管 guǎn · to manage
What 管 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 官guān — official
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 㠯yǐ — according to
- 己jǐ — self
- 宀 — roof
Origin hint: ⺮ gives the meaning, 官 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请给我一根吸管。Qǐng gěi wǒ yī gēn xīguǎn.Please give me a straw.
你喝果汁要用吸管吗？Nǐ hē guǒzhī yào yòng xīguǎn ma?Do you want a straw for your juice?
Questions about 吸管
What does 吸管 mean?
吸管 (xīguǎn) means “straw (for drinking)”.
How do you pronounce 吸管?
吸管 is pronounced xīguǎn.
Which HSK level is 吸管?
吸管 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 呼吸hūxīto breathe
- 吸收xīshōuto absorb
- 吸烟xīyānto smoke
- 吸引xīyǐnto attract
- 吸取xīqǔto draw (a lesson)
- 吸xīto breathe in
- 管理guǎnlǐto manage
- 不管bùguǎnno matter
- 尽管jǐnguǎnalthough
- 管子guǎnzitube
Learn 吸管 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 75: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.