Meaning of 俗
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
sú
- custom
- convention
- popular
- common
- coarse
- vulgar
- secular
俗 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
国家不同，习俗各异。
Social customs vary from country to country.
生活从不会停止，但世俗生活却会。
Life never ends but earthly life does.
她讲话非常俗气。
She is extremely vulgar in her speech.
她的行为很粗俗。
Her behaviour is very vulgar.
每个国家都有它们自己的文化与习俗。
Every country has its own culture and customs.
Stroke order for each character
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俗 sú · custom · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 俗.
| 风俗 | fēngsú | social custom |
| 习俗 | xísú | custom; tradition |
| 俗话说 | súhuà shuō | as the proverb says; as they say... |
| 庸俗 | yōngsú | vulgar; tacky |
| 通俗 | tōngsú | common; everyday |
| 俗语 | súyǔ | common saying; proverb |
| 民俗 | mínsú | popular custom |
| 俗话 | súhuà | common saying; proverb |
| 约定俗成 | yuēdìng-súchéng | established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement; customary convention |
| 粗俗 | cūsú | vulgar |
| 世俗 | shìsú | profane; secular |
| 低俗 | dīsú | vulgar; poor taste |
Questions about 俗
What does 俗 mean?
俗 (sú) means "custom; convention" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 俗?
俗 is made of 1 character: 俗 (9 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 俗 an HSK word?
Yes. 俗 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.