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suān

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suān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
suān | suan1
English translation
sour
tart
sick at heart
grieved
sore
aching
pedantic
impractical
an acid
tart, sour; spoiled; acid

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About suān

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

suān

Contains the radical

yǒu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

Wine  yǒu aged too long  qūn qūn also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of suān

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

酉夋

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Example sentences using suān

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suān 银器 yín qì de 表面 biǎomiàn 腐蚀 fǔshí le .

Acid had pitted the surface of the silver.

bǐng ān suān zài zhuǎn ān 作用 zuòyòng Zhōng 似乎 sìhū shì gēng hǎo de 氨基酸 ān jī suān .

Alanine appears to be the preferred amino acid in the transamination.

duì 那个 nà ge liū bīng 冠军 guànjūn de 批评 pīpíng shì chī 不到 bù dào 葡萄 pútao shuì 葡萄 pútao suān .

His remarks about the skating champion are sour grapes.

liú zhú suān yán de 制备 zhì bèi 说明 shuōmíng zhè 一点 yī diǎn .

The preparation of salts of thionic acids illustrates this point.

失败者 shī bài zhě duì 奖品 jiǎng pǐn de 轻视 qīngshì 纯粹 chúncuì shì chī 不到 bù dào 葡萄 pútao shuì 葡萄 pútao suān .

The loser's scorn for the award is pure sour grape.

Words with suān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
suān sour suān
酸奶 suān nǎi yogurt酸奶 suān nǎi
硫酸 liú suān sulfate硫酸 liú suān
心酸 xīn suān to feel sad心酸 xīn suān
盐酸 yán suān hydrochloric acid HCl鹽酸
氨基酸 ān jī suān amino acid氨基酸 ān jī suān
酸痛 suān tòng to ache酸痛 suān tòng
磷酸 lín suān phosphoric acid磷酸 lín suān
碳酸 tàn suān carbonic acid碳酸 tàn suān
脂肪酸 zhī fáng suān fatty acid脂肪酸 zhī fáng suān
酸性 suān xìng acidity酸性 suān xìng
尖酸 jiān suān harsh尖酸 jiān suān
乳酸 rǔ suān lactic acid乳酸 rǔ suān
辛酸 xīn suān bitter辛酸 xīn suān
胃酸 wèi suān gastric acid胃酸 wèi suān
寒酸 hán suān wretched寒酸 hán suān
酸菜 suān cài pickled vegetables, especially Chinese cabbage酸菜 suān cài
硝酸 xiāo suān nitric acid硝酸 xiāo suān
丙烯酸 bǐng xī suān acrylic acid C3H4O2丙烯酸 bǐng xī suān
核酸 hé suān nucleic acid核酸 hé suān
醋酸 cù suān acetate醋酸 cù suān
酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là
乙酸 yǐ suān ethanoic acid乙酸 yǐ suān
叶酸 yè suān folic acid葉酸
硝酸铵 xiāo suān ǎn ammonium nitrate硝酸銨

suān Decomposition & Compounds

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suān Decomposition

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