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HSK
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shh

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

xu1

Meaning


Primary

shh

Alternatives

hush

Mnemonic


[xu-] Professor X is in [1] front of the [-_] house where he finds a huge 虍 tiger that keeps on roaring. Professor X tells him to 噓 SHH but the 虍 tiger won't close its 口 mouth. So Professor X uses his mind powers to lift up a 丱 cactus and shove it in the 虍 tiger's 口 mouth, successfully making it 噓 shh. Ouch!

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