爽 (shuǎng): bright, clear, crisp
爽 (shuǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “bright.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 大 (structural), 爻 (structural) and 爻 (structural). It ranks #2308 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 爽 a person 大 breathing lots of fresh air 爻. Its radical form 爻 (lines) appears in many related characters.
Definitions
- bright
- clear
- crisp
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA person 大 breathing lots of fresh air 爻
Decomposition: ⿻大⿰爻爻 (layout: overlay)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 清爽adjective | qīng shuǎng | fresh and cool |
| 凉爽adjective | liáng shuǎng | cool and refreshing |
| 爽快adjective | shuǎng kuai | refreshed |
| 爽约verb | shuǎng yuē | to miss an appointment |
| 神清气爽phrase | shén qīng qì shuǎng | (idiom) full of vitality |
| 屡试不爽phrase | lǚ shì bù shuǎng | well-tried |
| 爽身粉noun | shuǎng shēn fěn | baby powder |
| 直爽adjective | zhí shuǎng | straightforward |
| 爽口adjective | shuǎng kǒu | fresh and tasty |
| 干爽adjective | gān shuǎng | dry and clean |
| 豪爽adjective | háo shuǎng | outspoken and straightforward |
| 爽朗adjective | shuǎng lǎng | clear and bright (of weather) |
| 秋高气爽phrase | qiū gāo qì shuǎng | clear and refreshing autumn weather |
| 爽直adjective | shuǎng zhí | straightforward |
| 英姿飒爽 | yīng zī sà shuǎng | (of a person) valiant and formidable-looking |
爽 appears in 45 compound words: 53 as the first character, 44 as the last, and 2 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 爽 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (10)
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了爽字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le shuǎng zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "爽" in the dictionary.
...0元“香菜炸饺”香气爆棚、松饼堡加10元爽吃“现炸薯饼”
. . . 0 yuán xiāng cài zhà jiǎo xiāng qì bào péng , sōng bǐng bǎo jiā 1 0 yuán shuǎng chī xiàn zhà shǔ bǐng
... 0 yuan "coriander fried dumplings" are full of aroma, muffin burgers plus 10 yuan to eat "freshly fried hash browns"
...葡萄甜度爆表 老饕曝内行吃法:搭1物超清爽
. . . pú táo tián dù bào biǎo lǎo 饕 pù nèi háng chī fǎ : dā 1 wù chāo qīng shuǎng
... The sweetness of grapes is explosive, and gourmets reveal how to eat it: it is super refreshing with 1 thing
游飚逝世|曾被称为“茄哩啡”即不爽话唔准叫:临时演员都系演员
yóu 飚 shì shì céng bèi chèn wéi jiā 哩 fēi jí bù shuǎng huà 唔 zhǔn jiào : lín shí yǎn yuán dōu xì yǎn yuán
You Biao's death, once known as "Eggplant," means that extras are all actors
低糖零食有哪些?魔芋爽、原味海苔、蛋白棒可以吗
dī táng líng shí yǒu nǎ xiē ? mó 芋 shuǎng , yuán wèi hǎi 苔 , dàn bái bàng kě yǐ ma
What are the low-sugar snacks? Can konjac cool, original seaweed, and protein bars be accepted?
开春喝元气手摇! 8折爽喝“大苑子草莓系列”、“鹤茶楼”新品尝蜜...
kāi chūn hē yuán qì shǒu yáo ! 8 zhé shuǎng hē dà 苑 zǐ cǎo 莓 xì liè , hè chá lóu xīn pǐn cháng mì . . .
Drink vitality in the beginning of spring! 80% off to drink "Dayuanzi Strawberry Series", "Crane Tea House" new tasting honey...
最近的天气愈来愈凉爽了。
Zuì jìn de tiānqì yùláiyù liángshuǎng le.
It is getting cooler and cooler.
炎炎夏日，空调全天开放让我们保持凉爽。
Yányán xiàrì, kōngtiáo quántiān kāifàng ràng wǒmen bǎochí liángshuǎng.
On a hot summer day, the air conditioner works all day to keep us cool.
能够直截了当地表达自己想法的人很直爽。
Nénggòu zhíjié-liǎodàng de biǎodá zìjǐ xiǎngfǎ de rén hěn zhíshuǎng.
People who can express their thoughts in a clear-cut way are very straightforward.
今天上午很凉爽，不是吗？
Jīntiān shàngwǔ hěn liángshuǎng, bùshìma?
It's cool this morning, isn't it?
Character Family
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