素材 meaning in English

sùcái

source material (in literature and art)

HSK 7-9noun17 strokes

Meaning of 素材

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

sùcái
  1. source material (in literature and art)

Stroke order for each character

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素 sù · raw silk · 10 strokes

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材 cái · timber · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 素材.

教材jiàocáiteaching material
材料cáiliào(raw) material; data
身材shēncáistature; build (height and weight)
题材tícáisubject matter
因素yīnsùelement; factor
元素yuánsùelement (key component of sth); (chemistry) element
维生素wéishēngsùvitamin
要素yàosùessential factor; key constituent
素质sùzhìinner quality; basic essence
棺材guāncaicoffin
木材mùcáiwood
抗生素kàngshēngsùantibiotic

Questions about 素材

What does 素材 mean?

素材 (sùcái) means "source material (in literature and art)" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 素材?

素材 is made of 2 characters: 素 (10 strokes), 材 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 素材 an HSK word?

Yes. 素材 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.