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酥

sū

butter; crispy, flaky; fluffy, light

🔤 Pictophonetic: 禾 (grain) provides meaning, 酉 provides pronunciation

HSK 12 strokes Uncommon (35%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

酉

yǒu

wine; wine vessel; chemical

禾

hé

cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk

⿰酉禾 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

yǒu

酉

wine; wine vessel; chemical

📷 Pictographic: A vessel half-filled with wine

7 strokes

wù

兀

weak; lame

💡 Ideographic: Cutting 一 off the feet 儿

3 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

ér

儿

son, child

📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人

2 strokes HSK 1

rì

日

sun; day; daytime

📷 Pictographic: The sun

4 strokes HSK 2

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

hé

禾

cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk

📷 Pictographic: A plant stalk with a sagging head

5 strokes

piě

丿

slash

1 strokes

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 酥 (19)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

耶酥 ↗

Yēsū

Jesus ([[耶稣]] is more usual)

Yēsū

耶酥 ↗

Jesus ([[耶稣]] is more usual)

酥 ↗

sū

flaky pastry / crunchy / limp / soft / silky

sū

酥 ↗

flaky pastry / crunchy / limp / soft / silky

limp and numb (of limbs)

sūmá

酥麻 ↗

limp and numb (of limbs)

酥油茶 ↗

sūyóuchá

butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk)

sūyóuchá

酥油茶 ↗

butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk)

酥软 ↗

sūruǎn

weak (of body or limbs) / limp / gone soft

sūruǎn

酥软 ↗

weak (of body or limbs) / limp / gone soft

loose (soil, or limbs of a relaxed person etc) / flaky (pastry etc)

sūsōng

酥松 ↗

loose (soil, or limbs of a relaxed person etc) / flaky (pastry etc)

酥松油脂 ↗

sūsōngyóuzhī

shortening (fat used in cooking cakes)

sūsōngyóuzhī

酥松油脂 ↗

shortening (fat used in cooking cakes)

咸酥鸡 ↗

xiánsūjī

fried chicken pieces with salt and pepper / Taiwan-style fried chicken

xiánsūjī

咸酥鸡 ↗

fried chicken pieces with salt and pepper / Taiwan-style fried chicken

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