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CHINESE CHARACTER

suān

酸

酸

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aching

HSK 4
Numbered pinyin
suan1
English meanings
sick at heart, grieved, distressed, aching, tingling

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 酉; right 夋.

  • Left

    酉
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    • First part

      兀
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    • Second part

      日

  • Right

    夋
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    • Top

      厶

    • Middle

      八

    • Bottom

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

Decomposition reference

⿰酉夋

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

    níng柠méng檬hěn很suān酸。

    Lemons are sour.

  2. 02

    suān酸suān酸de的wèidao味道。

    A sour taste.

  3. 03

    xīnli心里suān酸suān酸de的。

    A bitter-sweet feeling.

  4. 04

    tài太suān酸le了。

    Too sour.

  5. 05

    zhè这cài菜yǒu有diǎn点suān酸。

    This dish is a bit sour.

  6. 06

    suān酸tián甜kěkǒu可口。

    Sweet and sour.

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