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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- su4
- English meanings
- raw silk, white, plain, unadorned, vegetarian (food), essence, nature, element, constituent, usually, always, ever
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 龶; bottom 糸.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
custom
model; plastic
lodge; stay overnight
trace back
revive; wake up
solemn; serious
revive; awaken
tell; sue; appeal
fast; speed
limp
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 元素
- 因素
- 抗生素
- 朴素
- 激素
- 素不相识
- 素养
- 素描
- 素材
- 素质
- 素食
- 维生素
- 要素