擤 meaning and stroke order
To blow the nose with fingers
How to write 擤, stroke by stroke
17 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 擤
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to blow one's nose
How 擤 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. To use a hand 扌 to blow the nose 鼻.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 擤
On the left is the hand 扌 and on the right is the nose 鼻 (bí). Picture your hand on your nose, ready to blow it, and you have 擤 (xǐng).
擤 is used almost only for blowing your nose, usually in the set phrase 擤鼻涕 (xǐng bítì). Example: 他感冒了，一直在擤鼻涕。(Tā gǎnmào le, yìzhí zài xǐng bítì.) He has a cold and keeps blowing his nose.
Common mistake: Learners often say 吹鼻子 (chuī bízi) because English uses "blow", but 吹 means blowing air out of the mouth, like blowing out candles. For the nose, say 擤鼻涕 instead. Also watch the pronunciation: it is xǐng with a third tone, not xìng or xīng.
擤 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 擤
How many strokes are in 擤?
擤 is written with 17 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 擤 mean?
擤 (xǐng) means to blow the nose with fingers.
How do you pronounce 擤?
擤 is pronounced xǐng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 擤?
The radical of 擤 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 擤 under this radical.
How do you say 'tissue' when you need to blow your nose?
A tissue is 纸巾 (zhǐjīn) or 面巾纸 (miànjīnzhǐ). You might ask: 有纸巾吗？我想擤鼻涕。(Yǒu zhǐjīn ma? Wǒ xiǎng xǐng bítì.) Do you have a tissue? I want to blow my nose.
Can 擤 be used on its own without 鼻涕?
Yes. In casual speech you can hear things like 擤一下 (xǐng yíxià), meaning blow your nose for a moment, when the context is clear. Still, 擤鼻涕 is the most common and natural form.