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虹吸

hóng xī

2-character word

What 虹吸 means

1. (lit. and fig.) to siphon

The characters in 虹吸

• 虹hóngrainbow
• 吸xīto breathe; to suck in; to absorb

Words starting with 虹吸

• 虹吸管hóng xī guǎnsiphon

Words containing 虹吸

• 彩虹吸蜜鹦鹉cǎi hóng xī mì yīng wǔ(bird species of China) rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)

Sounds the same

Read hóng xī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 洪熙Hongxi Emperor, reign name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高炽

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