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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sù | su4
English translation
oats, millet, barley

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

A millet plant  bearing grain 

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

覀米

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蜜蜂 mìfēng zài 鲜红 xiān hóng de 罂粟花 yàn de 蓟草花之间 zhī jiān 飞舞 fēi wǔ 嗡嗡 wēng wēng yín .

Bees moved , humming thoughtfully , from scarlet poppy to purple thistle.

研究 yánjiū 人员 rényuán 已经 yǐjīng Cóng 罂粟 yīng sù 种子 zhǒngzi 分离 fēn lí chū 一种 yī zhǒng Xīn de 蛋白质 dànbáizhì

Researchers have isolated a new protein from the seeds of poppies.

罂粟花 Bié zài le de 雨衣 yǔ yī shǎng

She pinned the poppy to his raincoat.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
罂粟 yīng sù poppy罌粟
grain
粟米 sù mǐ corn粟米 sù mǐ
粟裕 Sù Yù Su Yu (1907-1984), PLA commander粟裕 Sù Yù
沧海一粟 cāng hǎi yī sù a drop in the ocean (idiom)滄海一粟
布帛菽粟 bù bó shū sù food and clothing布帛菽粟 bù bó shū sù
苞粟 bāo sù corn苞粟 bāo sù

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