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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sù | su4
English translation
to model (a figure) in clay
to sculpt, to model in clay; plastic

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

earth

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

朔土

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

shuò

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and shuò represents the sound.

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zhì tián gāo 放在塑胶 sù jiāo gěi 我们 wǒmen de 知道 zhīdào shì shuí ?

Who do you think made those doughnuts and brought auntie's belongings?

酞酸二丁酯一般 yībān yòng lái 作为 zuòwéi zhè lèi 增塑.

Dibutyl phthalate is commonly employed as such a plasticizer.

ruǎn 不不不平面 píngmiàn Píng zhà piān 折射率 zhé shè lǜ ǎi , 具有 jù yǒu 精良 jīng liáng de 平华.

The index of plastic stereo grating blade high, with good gloss.

北晟 chóng 机制 jī zhì 柴油机 chái yóu jī Chē 正在 zhèngzài 调度 diào dù gōng 台塑 dōng Shān 电石 hǎn de 石灰石 shí huī shí 列车 lièchē , Hàn běn zhàn .

A lime rock freight train for Taiwan Plastic Co. at Han - Beng Station.

此外 cǐwài yāo 想到 xiǎng dào , zài 德国 Dé guó de 任何 rènhé 商店 shāngdiàn dōu Néng 随手 suíshǒu 拿个塑料袋 sùliàodài mǎi de 东西 dōngxī zhuāng 进去 jìn qù .

Deutsches Essen und deutscher Lebensstil allgemein sind - wie das Brot - ein bisschen schwer.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
塑料 sù liào plastics塑料 sù liào
塑造 sùzào to model塑造 sùzào
雕塑 diāosù a statue雕塑 diāosù
to model (a figure) in clay
塑料袋 sùliàodài plastic bag塑料袋 sùliàodài
塑胶 sù jiāo plastic塑膠
重塑 chóng sù to remodel重塑 chóng sù
塑像 sù xiàng (molded or modeled) statue塑像 sù xiàng
可塑性 kě sù xìng plasticity可塑性 kě sù xìng
泡沫塑料 pào mò sù liào styrofoam泡沫塑料 pào mò sù liào
塑性 sù xìng plasticity塑性 sù xìng
泥塑 ní sù clay modeling泥塑 ní sù
注塑 zhù sù injection molding注塑 zhù sù
增塑剂 zēng sù jì plasticizer增塑劑
彩塑 cǎi sù painted clay figure彩塑 cǎi sù
面塑 miàn sù dough modeling麵塑
过塑 guò sù (stationery) to laminate過塑

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Decomposition

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