餿 meaning and stroke order

sōu

Spoiled, rotten; stale, rancid

Strokes17
Pinyinsōu
ToneTone 1

How to write 餿, stroke by stroke

17 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 餿

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

sōufirst tone (high and level)
  1. rancid
  2. soured (as food)

How 餿 is built

Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Old 叟 food 飠; 叟 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 飠 (food), shared by 44 characters on this site.

Common words with 餿

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
餿主意sōuzhǔyibad idea; stupid suggestion

Questions about 餿

How many strokes are in 餿?

餿 is written with 17 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 餿 mean?

餿 (sōu) means spoiled, rotten; stale, rancid. A common word with it is 馊主意 (sōuzhǔyi), meaning "bad idea; stupid suggestion".

How do you pronounce 餿?

餿 is pronounced sōu, in the first tone (high and level).

What is the radical of 餿?

The radical of 餿 is 飠, which carries the idea of "food". Dictionaries list 餿 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 餿?

餿 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 馊, used in mainland China and Singapore.