硕 (shuò): (bound form) large, big, (bound form) master's degree (abbr. for 碩士|硕士)
硕 (shuò) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) large.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 石 (structural) and 页 (structural). It ranks #2242 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 硕 like a sheet 页 of stone 石. Its radical form 石 (stone) appears in many related characters such as 确 (què, certain, true), 碗 (wǎn, bowl), 碰 (pèng, to touch, to bump).
Definitions
- (bound form) large
- big
- (bound form) master's degree (abbr. for 碩士|硕士)
Etymology & Origin
ideographicLike a sheet 页 of stone 石
Decomposition: ⿰石页 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 硕
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 硕大adjective | shuò dà | big |
| 硕大无比phrase | shuò dà wú bǐ | (idiom) very big |
| 硕果noun | shuò guǒ | major achievement |
| 健硕adjective | jiàn shuò | well-built (physique) |
| 肥硕adjective | féi shuò | fleshy (fruit) |
| 丰硕adjective | fēng shuò | plentiful |
| 硕士生noun | shuò shì shēng | Master's degree student |
| 硕果累累 | shuò guǒ lěi lěi | heavily laden with fruit |
| 工商管理硕士noun | gōng shāng guǎn lǐ shuò shì | Master of Business Administration (MBA) |
| 企业管理硕士 | qǐ yè guǎn lǐ shuò shì | Master of Business Administration (MBA) |
| 理学硕士noun | lǐ xué shuò shì | M.Sc. (Master of Science degree) |
| 硕士学位noun | shuò shì xué wèi | master's degree |
| 硕大无朋phrase | shuò dà wú péng | (idiom) very big |
| 硕果仅存phrase | shuò guǒ jǐn cún | only remaining of the great (idiom) |
| 企管硕士 | qǐ guǎn shuò shì | Master of Business Administration (MBA) |
硕 appears in 23 compound words: 43 as the first character, 35 as the last, and 22 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 硕 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
硕字由11笔画组成，结构很巧妙。
shuò zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .
The character "硕" consists of 11 strokes and features a remarkably ingenious structure.
亚洲大学资电学院硕博士班招生 学费比照国立
yà zhōu dà xué zī diàn xué yuàn shuò bó shì bān zhāo shēng xué fèi bǐ zhào guó lì
The tuition fees for master's and doctoral programs in the School of Information and Electronics of Asia University are the same as those of the national government
...C 市场活络、1 月销量大增 26%;华硕市占第 3
. . . C shì chǎng huó lào , 1 yuè xiāo liàng dà zēng 2 6 ; huá shuò shì zhàn dì 3
... C market activity, sales increased by 26% in January; ASUS market shares the third place
华硕参展GTC推液冷解决方案 为辉达Vera...
huá shuò cān zhǎn G T C tuī yè lěng jiě jué fāng àn wéi huī dá V e r a . . .
ASUS participates in GTC to promote liquid cooling solutions for NVIDIA Vera...
密宗灌顶变性骚! 佛大硕生被仁波切狂摸下体:在吸收秽气
mì zōng guàn dǐng biàn xìng sāo ! fó dà shuò shēng bèi rén bō qiē kuáng mō xià tǐ : zài xī shōu huì qì
Tantric empowerment transsexuality! The Buddha Da Shuo Sheng was wildly touched by Rinpoche's lower body: absorbing the filthy air
台大PM硕士在职学位班 2/24-3/9受理报名
tái dà P M shuò shì zài zhí xué wèi bān 2 2 4 3 9 shòu lǐ bào míng
National Taiwan University PM Master's On-the-job Degree Program 2/24-3/9 accepts registration
他得到了法律硕士学位。
Tā dédào le fǎlǜ shuòshìxuéwèi.
He got a master's degree in law.
下个月就要进行硕士论文答辩了。
Xiàgèyuè jiùyào jìnxíng shuòshì lùnwén dábiàn le.
The defense of the master thesis is just happening next month.
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