吸收 xīshōu▶ absorber

Stroke order

吸收 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

• 吸 — 6 strokes
• 收 — 6 strokes

Senses

1. to absorb
2. to assimilate
3. to ingest
4. to recruit

Related words

• 吸取Dibujar
• 呼吸respiración
• 收据recibo
• 收获Cosecha, cosechar
• 收recolectar
• 丰收Tener una cosecha abundante

吸收 is pronounced xīshōu and means “absorber”. HSK 5 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 吸收 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.