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醋
cù
1. vinegar
2. jealousy (in love rivalry)
HSK 5 Common • Top 13% ✏️ 15 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

醋
cù
vinegar; jealousy, envy
HSK 5 15 丶

Compound Words (20)

吃醋
chīcù
to feel jealous
白醋
báicù
white vinegar
糖醋
tángcù
sweet and sour
醋劲
cùjìn
jealousy (in love)
醋意
cùyì
jealousy (in love rivalry)
醋栗
cùlì
gooseberry
醋酸
cùsuān
acetic acid (CH3COOH)
陈醋
chéncù
mature vinegar
食醋
shícù
table vinegar
香醋
xiāngcù
aromatic vinegar
冰醋酸
bīngcùsuān
glacial acetic acid
半瓶醋
bànpíngcù
dabbler
糖醋肉
tángcùròu
sweet and sour pork
糖醋鱼
tángcùyú
sweet and sour fish
红醋栗
hóngcùlì
red currant
芳香醋
fāngxiāngcù
balsamic vinegar
醋劲儿
cùjìnr
erhua variant of [[醋勁|醋劲<cùjìn>]]
醋坛子
cùtánzi
vinegar jar
黑醋栗
hēicùlì
blackcurrant
加油添醋
jiāyóutiāncù
to add interest (to a story)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
3,075
Word Frequency Rank
10,872 of 84,292

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