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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sù | su4
English translation
dawn, early in the morning; previous; long-held

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

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Positional decomposition

几歹

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这个 zhè ge mèng 一般 yībān de 夙愿 sù yuàn shì 细腻 xì nì de 笔法 bǐ fǎ 描绘 miáohuì chū 来的.

This cherished fantasy is embellished with minute detail.

天主教 Tiān zhǔ jiào de 夙怨可以 kěyǐ 追溯到11世纪 shìjì

The feud with the Catholics goes back to the 11th century.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
夙愿 sù yuàn long-cherished wish夙願
morning
夙敌 sù dí old foe夙敵
夙夜 sù yè always夙夜 sù yè
夙兴夜寐 sù xīng yè mèi to study diligently夙興夜寐
夙夜匪懈 sù yè fěi xiè to work from morning to night (idiom)夙夜匪懈 sù yè fěi xiè
夙嫌 sù xián old grudge夙嫌 sù xián

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