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Animated Stroke Order 诉

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 诉 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 诉

诉 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

诉

诉=讠speech+斥blame

Words (讠) are spoken against or to complain (斥) — to tell or accuse.

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4.

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5.

How to Use 诉

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 诉 works in context.

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

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

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 诉

HSK words that contain this character.

告诉 • gào su • to tell

HSK 2

gào告

su诉

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

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 诉 is used in context

tā他

jué决

dìng定

tí提

qǐ起

fǎ法

lǜ律

sù诉

sòng讼

。

He decided to file a lawsuit.

tā她

xiàng向

wǒ我

sù诉

shuō说

le了

tā她

de的

fán

qǐng请

gào告

su诉

wǒ我

nǐ你

de的

míng名

zi字

。

Information

Pinyinsù

Meaningto tell

Strokes7

Radical讠

Traditional訴

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#344

Zhuyinㄙㄨˋ

UnicodeU+8BC9

CangjieYRHHI

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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

烦

nǎo恼

。

She told me about her troubles.

Please tell me your name.

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Characters with radical "讠".

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