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稣 meaning and stroke order

sū

To revive; to rise again

13 strokesRadical 鱼Traditional 穌
Strokes13
Pinyinsū
ToneTone 1
Frequency#1,585
Printable worksheet

How to write 稣, stroke by stroke

13 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 稣

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

sūfirst tone (high and level)
  1. archaic variant of 蘇|苏[su1]
  2. to revive

How 稣 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Grain.

yúfish+hécereal

禾 gives the meaning and 鱼 hints at the sound.

Radical: 鱼 (fish), shared by 79 characters on this site.

How to remember 稣

稣 puts 鱼 (yú, fish) next to 禾 (hé, grain). Grain is the meaning part and 鱼 hints at the sound, so picture fish and grain together as the food that brings a hungry person back to life, which is to revive.

Today 稣 is almost only seen in the name 耶稣 (Yēsū), Jesus. For the general meaning of reviving or waking up, modern Chinese uses 苏 instead, as in 苏醒 (sūxǐng). Example: 耶稣是基督教的中心人物。 (Yēsū shì Jīdūjiào de zhōngxīn rénwù.) Jesus is the central figure of Christianity.

Common mistake: Learners often write 苏 in 耶稣, or write 稣 in words like 苏醒 and 江苏. Keep 稣 for 耶稣 and use 苏 everywhere else. Also check the order: 稣 has 鱼 on the left and 禾 on the right, while 稣's neighbor 鲜 (xiān) has 鱼 beside 羊.

稣 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

耶yē稣sū是shì你nǐ的de儿ér子zi，玛mǎ丽lì亚yà！
Jesus is your son, Mary!
耶yē稣sū是shì圣shèng母mǔ玛mǎ利lì亚yà生shēng的de。
Jesus was born of Mary.
当dāng他tā看kàn见jiàn耶yē稣sū经jīng过guò，他tā说shuō...
When he saw Jesus passing by, he said...
耶yē稣sū是shì个gè社shè会huì主zhǔ义yì者zhě。
Jesus was a socialist.
据jù说shuō耶yē稣sū曾céng经jīng令lìng一yí个gè死sǐ人rén复fù活huó。
Jesus is said to have raised a man from the dead.

Questions about 稣

How many strokes are in 稣?

稣 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 稣 mean?

稣 (sū) means to revive; to rise again.

How do you pronounce 稣?

稣 is pronounced sū, in the first tone (high and level).

What is the radical of 稣?

The radical of 稣 is 鱼, which carries the idea of "fish". Dictionaries list 稣 under this radical.

What is the traditional form of 稣?

The traditional form of 稣 is 穌. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 稣 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.

Is 稣 the same character as 苏?

Historically 稣 is an archaic variant of 苏 (traditional 蘇) with the meaning to revive. In modern usage they are kept apart. 稣 appears in 耶稣, and 苏 is used for reviving, for place names, and for the surname Sū.

What tone is 稣 in 耶稣?

It is first tone, sū. Some speakers say 耶稣 with a lighter second syllable, but the dictionary reading is Yēsū, both first tone.