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俗 (sú): Custom — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 俗

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How to write 俗 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 俗

俗 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
俗
亻rén · person
谷gǔ · valley
俗=
4.

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5.

How to Use 俗

Customs and Traditions

Words referring to social customs and traditional practices.

风俗 • fēng sú • custom • HSK 5
HSK 5
6.

HSK Vocabulary: 俗

俗话 • sú huà • common saying; adage
HSK 6
sú俗
huà
7.

Example Sentences

rù入
xiāng乡
suí随
sú俗
shì是
yī一
zhǒng

Information

Pinyinsú
Meaningcustom, common practice, popular
Strokes9
Radical亻
Traditional俗
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1120
Zhuyinㄙㄨˊ
UnicodeU+4FD7
CangjieOIOI
亻rén · person
+谷gǔ · valley
fēng风
sú俗

custom

习俗 • xí sú • customs; traditions • HSK 6
HSK 6
xí习
sú俗

customs; traditions

民俗 • mín sú • popular custom • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
mín民
sú俗

popular custom

Commonness and Popularity

Words indicating something is common, popular, or widely established.

通俗 • tōng sú • popular; common • HSK 6
HSK 6
tōng通
sú俗

popular; common

俗称 • sú chēng • be commonly known as ; common name • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
sú俗
chēng称

be commonly known as ; common name

约定俗成 • yuē dìng sú chéng • By common consent / Become a convention • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
yuē约
dìng定
sú俗
话

common saying; adage

庸俗 • yōng sú • vulgar; philistine; base
HSK 6
yōng庸
sú俗

vulgar; philistine; base

俗语 • sú yǔ • Colloquialism
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
sú俗
yǔ语

Colloquialism

种
zhòng重
yào要
de的
shè社
jiāo交
lǐ礼
yí仪
。

When in Rome, do as the Romans do is an important social etiquette.

wǒ我
men们
yào要
zūn尊
zhòng重
dāng当
dì地
de的
fēng风
sú俗
。

We should respect local customs.

chūn春
jié节
chī吃
jiǎo饺
zi子
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
xí习
sú俗
。

Eating dumplings during the Spring Festival is our custom.

zhè这
ge个
sú俗
yǔ语
hěn很
yǒu有
dào道
lǐ理
。

This common saying makes a lot of sense.

zhè这
zhǒng种
dī低
sú俗
de的
xiào笑
huà话
ràng让
rén人
bù不
shū舒
fu服
。

This kind of vulgar joke makes people uncomfortable.

chéng
成

By common consent / Become a convention

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  • 应yìngshould, ought to; respond, answer
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Characters pronounced "su".

  • 稣sūrevive, to rise again; collect
  • 速sùfast, quick, rapid
  • 僳sùminority name
  • 粟sùunhusked millet; grain
  • 肃sùrespectful, solemn, to eliminate
  • 素sùplain, white silk; basic, essential element
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "亻".

  • 倩qiànbeautiful, lovely; son-in-law
  • 倏shūhastily, suddenly, abruptly
  • 仕shìofficial; serve government
  • 倪nífeeble, tiny, young and weak
  • 侗dòngbig; ignorant; rude, rustic
  • 伎jìtalent, skill, ability
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