Meaning of 素
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
sù
- raw silk
- white
- plain, unadorned
- vegetarian (food)
- essence
- nature
- element
- constituent
素 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
动物不能选择成为素食主义者。
Animals can't choose to be vegan.
汤姆新的女朋友是素食主义者。
Tom's new girlfriend is a vegetarian.
我们举办了一次素食汉堡野餐。
We had a veggie burger cookout.
正整数126的素因数为2、3、3和7。
The positive integer 126 has the prime factors 2, 3, 3 and 7.
可以介绍几道素菜吗？
Can you recommend any vegetarian dishes?
Stroke order for each character
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素 sù · raw silk · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 素.
| 因素 | yīnsù | element; factor |
| 元素 | yuánsù | element (key component of sth); (chemistry) element |
| 维生素 | wéishēngsù | vitamin |
| 要素 | yàosù | essential factor; key constituent |
| 素质 | sùzhì | inner quality; basic essence |
| 抗生素 | kàngshēngsù | antibiotic |
| 素材 | sùcái | source material (in literature and art) |
| 素描 | sùmiáo | sketch |
| 激素 | jīsù | hormone |
| 素食 | sùshí | vegetarian food; to eat a vegetarian diet |
| 朴素 | pǔsù | plain and simple; unadorned |
| 素养 | sùyǎng | (personal) accomplishment; attainment in self-cultivation |
Questions about 素
What does 素 mean?
素 (sù) means "raw silk; white" and is used as a adjective and noun.
How do you write 素?
素 is made of 1 character: 素 (10 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 素 an HSK word?
Yes. 素 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.