sòu

(bound form) to cough

mouth (口) + sound hint (欶) = to cough

The mouth radical grounds the meaning in a physical act of the throat and lips. 欶 contributes the sound sòu rather than any particular image of coughing.

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MouthSemantic
An archaic character for suckingPhonetic

他一直在咳,需要去看医生。

tā yī zhí zài ké sòu,xū yào qù kàn yī shēng。

He has been coughing the whole time and needs to see a doctor.

天气变冷后,她开始咳,喉咙也很不舒服。

tiān qì biàn lěng hòu,tā kāi shǐ ké sòu,hóu lóng yě hěn bù shū fu。

After the weather turned cold, she started coughing and her throat was also very uncomfortable.

Words with 嗽

咳嗽

ké sou

to cough

More characters with 口