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shú

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shú Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shú | shu2
English translation
cooked (of food)
ripe (of fruit)
mature (of seeds)
familiar
skilled
done
also pr. [shóu]
well-cooked; ripe, mature; familiar with

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About shú

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

shú

Contains the radical

huǒ

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

fire

Etymology of shú

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

孰灬

Semantic compound

huǒ

Phonetic compound

shú

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. huǒ represents the meaning and shú represents the sound.

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Example sentences using shú

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硅橡胶 guī xiàng jiāo 熟石膏 shú shí gāo zuò 铸模取得 qǔ dé 成功 Chénggōng .

Silicone rubber and plaster of Paris have been used successfully.

呈现 chéngxiàn le 强烈 qiángliè de 成熟 chéngshú 浆果 jiāng guǒ de 味道 wèidao , 香甜 xiāng tián ér Wēi .

The aroma displays intense, ripe mulberry fruit with sweet spicy notes.

眼睛 yǎnjing kān zhāo . 看上去 kàn shang qu 成熟 chéngshú duō le , 激动 jīdòng 容光焕发 róng guāng huàn fā .

He narrowed his eyes at her. She looked a lot more mature, and brilliantly excited.

只有 zhǐyǒu 熟知 shú zhī zhè 一带 yī dài 地势 dìshì de rén cái Néng 穿行 chuān xíng piān ǎi 树林 Shù lín .

Only someone knowing the terrain intimately could have picked his way through all that underbrush.

zài 这里 zhè lǐ dāi le hěn jiǔ ,情况 qíngkuàng hěn 熟悉 shúxī .

He's been here long enough to know what o'clock it is.

Words with shú

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
成熟 chéngshú mature成熟 chéngshú
熟悉 shúxī to know well熟悉 shúxī
shú familiar shú
熟人 shú rén friend熟人 shú rén
熟练 shúliàn practiced熟練
眼熟 yǎn shú familiar-looking眼熟 yǎn shú
熟知 shú zhī to be well acquainted with熟知 shú zhī
熟睡 shú shuì asleep熟睡 shú shuì
耳熟 ěr shú to sound familiar耳熟 ěr shú
深思熟虑 shēn sī shú lǜ mature reflection深思熟慮
熟食 shú shí cooked food熟食 shú shí
早熟 zǎo shú precocious早熟 zǎo shú
娴熟 xián shú adept嫻熟
面熟 miàn shú to look familiar面熟 miàn shú
熟识 shú shi to know well熟識
耳熟能详 ěr shú néng xiáng what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)耳熟能詳
熟透 shú tòu ripened熟透 shú tòu
驾轻就熟 jià qīng jiù shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress easy駕輕就熟
熟视无睹 shú shì wú dǔ to ignore熟視無睹
常熟 Cháng shú Changshu county level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州 Sū zhōu [Sū​zhōu], Jiangsu常熟 Cháng shú
熟料 shú liào worked material熟料 shú liào
烂熟 làn shú well cooked爛熟
熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo
纯熟 chún shú skillful純熟
熟地 shú dì cultivated land熟地 shú dì

shú Decomposition & Compounds

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shú Decomposition

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