酥 (sū): flaky pastry, crunchy, limp
酥 (sū) is a Chinese character meaning “flaky pastry.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 酉 (phonetic) and 禾 (semantic). It ranks #2925 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 酥 grain. Its radical form 酉 (wine) appears in many related characters such as 配 (pèi, to join), 酸 (suān, sour), 醒 (xǐng, to wake up).
Definitions
- flaky pastry
- crunchy
- limp
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 耶酥 | yē sū | variant of 耶穌|耶稣[Ye1 su1] |
| 酥麻 | sū má | limp and numb (of limbs) |
| 酥脆 | sū cuì | crisp (of food) |
| 酥油茶 | sū yóu chá | butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk) |
| 酥软 | sū ruǎn | weak (of body or limbs) |
| 酥油 | sū yóu | butter |
| 酥油花 | sū yóu huā | butter sculpture (Tibetan art form using paint derived from milk products) |
| 耶酥会士 | yē sū huì shì | a Jesuit |
| 酥松油脂 | sū sōng yóu zhī | shortening (fat used in cooking cakes) |
| 蛋奶酥 | dàn nǎi sū | soufflé |
| 香酥 | xiāng sū | crisp-fried |
| 酥松 | sū sōng | loose (soil, or limbs of a relaxed person etc) |
| 牛脷酥 | niú lì sū | ox tongue pastry, oval Guangdong pastry made of fried dough, resembling an ox tongue |
| 盐酥鸡 | yán sū jī | Taiwan-style popcorn chicken |
| 奶酥 | nǎi sū | butter biscuit |
酥 appears in 20 compound words: 45 as the first character, 35 as the last, and 20 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 酥 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
酥字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
sū zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "酥" is written is quite unique and has left a lasting impression on me.
咸酥鸡店引进“自助找零机”!免店员完成结帐 ...
xián sū jī diàn yǐn jìn zì zhù zhǎo líng jī ! miǎn diàn yuán wán chéng jié zhàng . . .
贵阳月饼顶流实锤|省医月饼,凭一口火腿酥香火遍全网26年
guì yáng yuè bǐng dǐng liú shí chuí shěng yī yuè bǐng , píng yī kǒu huǒ tuǐ sū xiāng huǒ biàn quán wǎng 2 6 nián
Guiyang’s Top-Rated Mooncake Confirmed | Provincial Hospital Mooncakes: A Crispy, Ham-Filled Delight That’s Been a Hit Online for 26 Years
只在路边卖过咸酥鸡 他却诈人加盟炸鸡店骗逾400万元
zhī zài lù biān mài guò xián sū jī tā què zhà rén jiā méng zhà jī diàn piàn yú 4 0 0 wàn yuán
He had only ever sold salted crispy chicken on the street, yet he defrauded people out of more than 4 million yuan by luring them into franchising his fried chicken shops.
大酥牛肉面配薄荷:是传统滇味还是猎奇创新?7...
dà sū niú ròu miàn pèi báo hé : shì chuán tǒng 滇 wèi hái shì liè qí chuàng xīn ? 7 . . .
Crispy Beef Noodles with Mint: Traditional Yunnan Flavor or a Bold Innovation? 7...
我把起酥油涂抹在鹿肉上。
Wǒ bǎ qǐ sūyóu túmǒ zài lùròu shàng.
I daub the venison with shortening.
Character Family
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