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Animated Stroke Order 诉

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How to write 诉 — animated stroke order

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2.

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3.

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Left-Right

诉

讠yán · speech

斥chì · blame

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4.

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5.

How to Use 诉

Legal or formal complaint

verb + 诉/诉 + noun

In legal or formal contexts, 诉 (sù) refers to making a complaint or taking legal action.

投诉 • tóu sù • complaint • HSK 6

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 诉

告诉 • gào su • to tell

HSK 2

gào告

su诉

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

jué决

dìng定

tí提

qǐ起

fǎ法

lǜ

Information

Pinyinsù

Meaningto tell, to inform, to accuse

Strokes7

Radical讠

Traditional訴

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#344

Zhuyinㄙㄨˋ

UnicodeU+8BC9

CangjieYRHHI

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讠yán · speech

+斥chì · blame

HSK 6

tóu投

sù诉

complaint

诉讼 • sù sòng • lawsuit; litigation; legal action • HSK 6

HSK 6

sù诉

sòng讼

lawsuit; litigation; legal action

上诉 • shàng sù • Appeal • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shàng上

sù诉

Appeal

起诉 • qǐ sù • sue • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qǐ起

sù诉

sue

Appealing or demanding

诉 + verb/verb + 诉

In words about appealing or demanding, 诉 (sù) indicates making a request or resorting to something.

申诉 • shēn sù • appeal • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shēn申

sù诉

appeal

诉求 • sù qiú • appeal for ; demand • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

sù诉

qiú求

appeal for ; demand

诉诸 • sù zhū • resort to • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

sù诉

zhū诸

resort to

to tell

倾诉 • qīng sù • Pour out

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qīng倾

sù诉

Pour out

诉苦 • sù kǔ • Complain

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

sù诉

kǔ苦

Complain

诉说 • sù shuō • Talk about

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

sù诉

shuō说

Talk about

律

sù诉

sòng讼

。

He decided to file a lawsuit.

Tā他

kū哭

sù诉

zì自

jǐ己

de的

wěi委

qu屈

。

He sobbed out his grievances.

tā她

xiàng向

wǒ我

sù诉

shuō说

le了

tā她

de的

fán烦

nǎo恼

。

She told me about her troubles.

shè社

qū区

jū居

mín民

de的

sù诉

qiú求

shì是

xī希

wàng望

zēng增

shè设

yí一

gè个

ér儿

tóng童

yóu游

lè乐

chǎng场

。

The community residents' appeal is to hope for the addition of a children's playground.

qǐng请

gào告

su诉

wǒ我

nǐ你

de的

míng名

zi字

。

Please tell me your name.

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Same Sound

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 "讠".

谕yùproclaim, instruct; edict
诏zhàodecree, proclaim; imperial decree
谏jiànremonstrate, admonish
诅zǔcurse; swear, pledge
谗chánslander, defame, misrepresent
讫qìfinish; conclude, stop; exhaust

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