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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Sù | Su4
English translation
surname Su
respectful
solemn
to eliminate
to clean up
to pay respects; solemn, reverent

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

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Explanation

Simplified form of . The 𣶒 (deep; profound) component hints at the meaning. The purpose of the (writing utensil) component is unclear.

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bèi 认为 rènwéi shì 严肃 yánsù de 演员 yǎnyuán , dàn 观众 guānzhòng què hōng xià le Tái .

He was supposed to be a serious performer, but the crowd laughed him off the stage.

今天 jīntiān 看上去 kàn shang qu tǐng 严肃 yánsù de , yǒu 什么 shénme shì ?

You look very serious today, is anything wrong?

稍微 shāowēi shòu le xiē 脸色 liǎn sè Bái 了些, gēng 严肃 yánsù 了些.

He was a little thinner, a little whiter, a little more austere.

de pán 脸上例外 lìwài de duī le 严肃 yánsù de 神情 shén qíng , zài yòng 心思 xīn si .

An unusually grim expression clouded his plump face: he was thinking hard.

Lián 那个 nà ge 严肃 yánsù de 年轻 niánqīng 妇女 fùnǚ dōu 禁不住 jīn bu zhù xiào le .

Even the grave young woman could not suppress a smile.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
严肃 yánsù solemn嚴肅
肃静 sù jìng silence肅靜
甘肃 Gān sù Gansu province, abbr. Gān [Gān], short name lǒng | lǒng [Lǒng], capital Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州 Lán zhōu [Lán​zhōu]甘肅
甘肃省 Gān sù Shěng Gansu Province, abbr. Gān [Gān], short name lǒng | lǒng [Lǒng], capital Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州 Lán zhōu [Lán​zhōu]甘肅省
solemn
肃清 sù qīng to purge肅清
肃穆 sù mù serene肅穆
肃然起敬 sù rán qǐ jìng to feel deep veneration for sb (idiom)肅然起敬
整肃 zhěng sù strict整肅
肃然 sù rán respectful肅然
鲁肃 Lǔ Sù Lu Su or Lu Zijing 魯子敬|鲁子敬 Lǔ Zǐ jìng (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 東吳|东吴 Dōng Wú 魯肅
肃立 sù lì to stand respectfully肅立
肃反 sù fǎn abbr. for 肅清反革命份子|肃清反革命分子 sù qīng fǎn gé mìng fèn zǐ 肅反
肃杀 sù shā austere肅殺
肃州 Sù zhōu Suzhou district of Jiuquan City 酒泉市 Jiǔ quán shì , Gansu肅州
肃慎 Sù shèn ancient ethnic group of northeast frontier of China肅慎
肃州区 Sù zhōu qū Suzhou district of Jiuquan City 酒泉市 Jiǔ quán shì , Gansu肅州區
肃宁 Sù níng Suning county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州 Cāng zhōu [Cāng​zhōu], Hebei肅寧
唐肃宗 Táng Sù zōng Emperor Suzong of Tang (711-762), reign name of eighth Tang emperor Li Heng 李亨 Lǐ Hēng [Lǐ​Hēng], reigned 756-762唐肅宗
肃宁县 Sù níng xiàn Suning county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州 Cāng zhōu [Cāng​zhōu], Hebei肅寧縣
肃南裕固族自治县 Sù nán Yù gù zú Zì zhì xiàn Su'nan Yuguzu autonomous county in Gansu肅南裕固族自治縣
肃北县 Sù běi xiàn Subei Mongol autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉 Jiǔ quán , Gansu肅北縣
肃北蒙古族自治县 Sù běi Měng gǔ zú Zì zhì xiàn Subei Mongol autonomous county in Jiuquan 酒泉 Jiǔ quán , Gansu肅北蒙古族自治縣

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Decomposition

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