囌 meaning and stroke order
Loquacious; to nag
How to write 囌, stroke by stroke
23 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 囌
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 嚕囌|噜苏[lu1 su1]
How 囌 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 蘇 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 囌
A mouth 口 on the left plus 蘇 (sū) on the right for the sound. Picture a mouth that keeps going on and on, and you have someone who nags.
囌 is almost never used alone. It appears in the word 嚕囌 (lūsū), simplified as 噜苏, meaning long-winded or to nag, and it is mostly heard in southern and Wu-influenced speech. Example: 你别再嚕囌了。(Nǐ bié zài lūsū le.) Stop nagging.
Common mistake: Learners often write the simplified form as 囌 too. In simplified Chinese the word is written 噜苏, with plain 苏 and no 口 on the left. Also do not confuse 囌 with 蘇 itself, which is the surname Sū and the name for Suzhou.
Questions about 囌
How many strokes are in 囌?
囌 is written with 23 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 囌 mean?
囌 (sū) means loquacious; to nag.
How do you pronounce 囌?
囌 is pronounced sū, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 囌?
The radical of 囌 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 囌 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 囌?
囌 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 苏, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 嚕囌 the same as 囉嗦 (luōsuo)?
They mean nearly the same thing: wordy, long-winded, nagging. 囉嗦 (罗嗦 or 啰嗦) is the common standard Mandarin word, while 嚕囌 sounds more regional.
Can I use 囌 by itself in a sentence?
No. According to the dictionary data, 囌 is only used as part of 嚕囌. On its own it does not form a word you would use in normal speech or writing.