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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sū | su1
English translation
butter; crispy, flaky; fluffy, light

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

Contains the radical

yǒu

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

grain

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

酉禾

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

yǒu

Explanation

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

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chǎo . 喜欢 xǐhuan chī .

Crispy fried noodles. I love them.

zuì shòu 欢迎 huānyíng de shì tián xiàn guō kuí ,特点 tèdiǎn shì xiāng tián cuì .

The most popular filling is sweetguo kui characterized fragrance, sweet, crisp, crisp.

Chéng cài 面条 miàntiáo , zhī xiāng ,咸鲜 Wēi , 香气扑鼻, 十分 shífēn 入味 rù wèi .

Noodle dishes into thinness, Marinates Instant , tomato sauce, aroma spell, then great.

油酥面团 miàn tuán qiē Chéng xiǎo yuán piān , 每个馅饼 xiàn bǐng yòng piān .

Cut the pastry into small rounds, one for each pie.

观众 guānzhòng 听来 tīng lái 觉得 juéde 周身 zhōu shēn yǎng , 他们 tā men 已经 yǐjīng 露着牙齿 yáchǐ xiào le .

The public were titillated; they were already on the grin.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
limp
耶酥 Yē sū Jesus (耶稣 Yē sū is more usual)耶酥 Yē sū
酥脆 sū cuì crisp (of food)酥脆 sū cuì
酥油 sū yóu butter酥油 sū yóu
酥软 sū ruǎn limp酥軟
酥油茶 sū yóu chá butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk)酥油茶 sū yóu chá
酥麻 sū má limp and numb (of limbs)酥麻 sū má
酥松 sū sōng flaky (pastry etc)酥鬆
酥油花 sū yóu huā butter sculpture (Tibetan art form using paint derived from milk products)酥油花 sū yóu huā

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