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吁

  • xū (xu¹) Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄒㄩ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • heoi¹ Cantonese, Jyutping
  • xū Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄒㄩ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • syu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • hsü¹ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • syū Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • shiu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • сюй Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /ɕy⁵⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • heoi¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • hēui Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • hoey¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • hêu¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • /hɵy̯⁵⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
  • xju Middle Chinese
  • hjuH Middle Chinese
  • /*qʷʰ(r)a/ Old Chinese, Baxter–Sagart
  • /*qʰʷa/ Old Chinese, Zhengzhang
  • /*ɢʷas/ Old Chinese, Zhengzhang
  • yū Mandarin, Pinyin
  • yú (yu¹, yu²) Mandarin, Pinyin
  • ㄩ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • ㄩˊ Mandarin, Bopomofo
  • yū Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄩ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • yu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • yü¹ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • yū Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • iu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • юй Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
  • /y⁵⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
  • yú Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
  • ㄩˊ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
  • yú Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
  • yü² Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
  • yú Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
  • yu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
  • /y³⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA

Where it comes from

形聲漢字（上古 *qʰʷa, *ɢʷas）：意符 口 (“嘴巴”) + 聲符 于 (上古 *ɢʷa) 。

釋義

  1. 嘆息
  2. obsolete 表示驚嘆、疑懼的意思
  3. obsolete 擔心，憂愁
  4. 姓氏
  5. 噓／嘘的另一種寫法 嘘
  6. 用於欷吁 (xīxū)。 嘘

釋義

  1. Mainland China （用於阻止動物前進） 喝！

In English

  • boo exclamation used by a member of an audience
  • whoa stop, said to a horse

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"吁." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%90%81. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

吁. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%90%81

Chicago

"吁." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%90%81.

BibTeX
@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {吁},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E5%90%81},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}