Radical and Phonetic
Radical
Total Number of Strokes 11
Number of Strokes 7
Mandarin Reading
TeoChew Phonetic
Chinese Definitions
欷〈动〉
(形声。从欠,希声。“欠”与出气有关。本义:抽噎;哽咽) 同本义 [sob]
直憯悽惏栗,清劆塱涼增欷。――《文选·宋玉·风赋》
又如:欷歔(哽咽;叹气);欷吁(嗟叹的声音)
欷xī

⒈ [唏嘘][欷歔]抽咽声,哭泣时发出的急促呼吸声。
English Definitions
sob; sigh
References
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