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CHINESE CHARACTER

sū

酥

酥

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limp

Numbered pinyin
su1
English meanings
flaky pastry, crunchy, limp, soft, silky

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 酉; right 禾.

  • Left

    酉
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    • First part

      兀
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    • Second part

      日
  • Right

    禾

Meaning & sound clues

禾 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “grain”.

酉 is identified as the sound component (yǒu). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 酥.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰酉禾

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    sū酥cuì脆de的diǎnxin点心。

    Crisp pastries.

  2. 02

    kǒugǎn口感sū酥cuì脆。

    Crispy texture.

  3. 03

    xiāng香tián甜kěkǒu可口。

    Sweet and tasty.

  4. 04

    yī一yǎo咬jiù就suì碎。

    Crumbles at a bite.

  5. 05

    huíwèi回味wúqióng无穷。

    A lasting taste.

  6. 06

    guǎng广shòu受xǐài喜爱。

    Well loved.

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