歔 Stroke Order
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Information of 歔
Pinyin
xū
Radical
欠
Strokes
15 strokes
Usage
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Definition
to snort
歔 [xū]
【动】
1. 叹息 ([En.] sigh)
引例：
《说文》：歔，欷也。一曰出气也。
《楚辞·离骚》：曾歔欷余郁邑兮。
清· 龚自珍《尊命二》：汉司马迁引而申之，于其序外戚也，言命者四，言之皆累歔。
例：如: 歔吁; 歔泣（叹息哭泣）
2. 鼻孔出气 ([En.] breathe from nose)
引例：
《老子》：故物或行或随，或嘘或吹。
3. 抽泣 ([En.] sob)
例：如: 歔歈（悲歌）
歔 [xū]
【Verb】
1. Sigh ([En.] sigh)
Reference:
"Shuowen Jiezi": 歔, means 'to sigh'. Another interpretation is 'to breathe out'.
"Chuci · Lisao": Once I sighed in my worries.
Qing Dynasty · Gong Zizhen "Zunming II": The historian Sima Qian quoted and emphasized it in his preface, expressing that all four aspects of fate are intertwined with sighs.
Example: For example: 歔吁; 歔泣 (sighing and crying)
2. Breathe out through the nose ([En.] breathe from nose)
Reference:
"Laozi": Therefore, things may act or follow, or sigh or blow.
3. Sob ([En.] sob)
Example: For example: 歔歈 (a lamenting song)