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酸
suān
1. sour
2. tart
3. sick at heart
4. grieved
5. sore
6. aching
7. pedantic
8. impractical
9. an acid
HSK 4 Common • Top 6% ✏️ 17 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

酸
suān
tart, sour; spoiled; acid
HSK 4 14 丶

Compound Words (20)

乙酸
yǐsuān
acetic acid (CH3COOH)
乳酸
rǔsuān
lactic acid
反酸
fǎnsuān
acid reflux
嗳酸
àisuān
sour belching (medical term)
寒酸
hánsuān
wretched
弱酸
ruòsuān
weak acid
心酸
xīnsuān
to feel sad
悲酸
bēisuān
bitter and sad
拈酸
niānsuān
(old) to be jealous
核酸
hésuān
nucleic acid
氯酸
lǚsuān
chloric acid HClO3
氰酸
qíngsuān
cyanic acid HCN
泛酸
fànsuān
pantothenic acid
烟酸
yānsuān
niacin (vitamin B3)
甜酸
tiánsuān
sweet and sour
甲酸
jiǎsuān
formylic acid (HCOOH)
硅酸
guīsuān
silicic acid
硝酸
xiāosuān
nitric acid
硫酸
liúsuān
sulfuric acid H2SO4
硼酸
péngsuān
boric acid H3BO3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,455
Word Frequency Rank
5,375 of 84,292

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