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1.

Animated Stroke Order 素

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How to write 素 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 素

素 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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4.

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5.

How to Use 素

Basic Element or Substance

The character '素' indicates a fundamental element, component, or substance.

因素 • yīn sù • factor; element • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 素

素食 • sù shí • vegetarian food

HSK 6

sù素

shí

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

yǒu有

hěn很

hǎo好

de的

sù素

yǎng

Information

Pinyinsù

Meaningplain, white silk; basic, essential element

Strokes10

Radical糸

Traditional素

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1400

Zhuyinㄙㄨˋ

UnicodeU+7D20

CangjieQMVIF

龶

yīn因

sù素

factor; element

元素 • yuán sù • element • HSK 6

HSK 6

yuán元

sù素

element

要素 • yào sù • essential factor; key element • HSK 6

HSK 6

yào要

sù素

essential factor; key element

Plainness or Essential Quality

The character '素' conveys the idea of being plain, simple, or inherent in nature.

朴素 • pǔ sù • simple; plain • HSK 6

HSK 6

pǔ朴

sù素

simple; plain

素质 • sù zhì • quality • HSK 6

HSK 6

sù素

zhì质

quality

素养 • sù yǎng • accomplishment / culture • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

sù素

yǎng养

accomplishment / culture

食

vegetarian food

维生素 • wéi shēng sù • vitamin

HSK 6

wéi维

shēng生

sù素

vitamin

激素 • jī sù • hormone

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jī激

sù素

hormone

素材 • sù cái • raw material / source material

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

sù素

cái材

raw material / source material

抗生素 • kàng shēng sù • Antibiotic

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

kàng抗

shēng生

sù素

Antibiotic

素不相识 • sù bù xiāng shí • Complete strangers / Total strangers

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

sù素

bù不

xiāng相

shí识

Complete strangers / Total strangers

养

。

He has good cultivation.

tā她

jiān坚

chí持

chī吃

sù素

shí食

yǐ已

jīng经

sān三

nián年

le了

。

She has been eating vegetarian food for three years

Tā她

jiān坚

chí持

rú茹

sù素

yǐ已

jīng经

sān三

nián年

le了

。

She has been vegetarian for three years.

tí提

gāo高

guó国

mín民

sù素

zhì质

shì是

jiào教

yù育

de的

zhòng重

yào要

mù目

biāo标

。

Improving national quality is an important goal of education

Zhè这

jiàn件

yī衣

fu服

de的

zhì质

dì地

shì是

sù素

，

fēi非

cháng常

róu柔

ruǎn软

。

The texture of this garment is plain silk, very soft.

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裁cáito cut, to reduce, to decide
采cǎito pick, to pluck, to gather
残cánincomplete, damaged, or cruel
惨cǎnmiserable, tragic, cruel
舱cāngcabin; module
蹭cèngto rub lightly; to scrape

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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
俗súcustom, common practice, popular

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "糸".

纂zuǎnedit, compile; topknot, chignon
紫zǐpurple
紧jǐntight, taut, tense
絮xùcotton wadding; long-winded
繁fánnumerous, complicated, to multiply
索suǒlarge rope; to search, to demand

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