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 |
| 酥麻 | sū má | limp and numb (of limbs) |
| 酥脆adjective | sū cuì | crisp (of food) |
| 酥油茶noun | sū yóu chá | butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk) |
| 酥软adjective | sū ruǎn | weak (of body or limbs) |
| 酥油noun | sū yóu | butter |
| 耶酥会士 | yē sū huì shì | a Jesuit |
| 耶酥会 | yē sū huì | the Society of Jesus |
| 酥油花 | sū yóu huā | butter sculpture (Tibetan art form using paint derived from milk products) |
| 酥松油脂 | sū sōng yóu zhī | shortening (fat used in cooking cakes) |
| 蛋奶酥noun | dàn nǎi sū | soufflé |
| 香酥noun | xiāng sū | crisp-fried |
| 酥松 | sū sōng | loose (soil, or limbs of a relaxed person etc) |
| 牛脷酥noun | niú lì sū | ox tongue pastry, oval Guangdong pastry made of fried dough, resembling an ox tongue |
| 盐酥鸡noun | yán sū jī | Taiwan-style popcorn chicken |
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.
清炖甲鱼、香酥银鱼、老醋灌肠、榆社剔尖等本土味道，串联起太行小城的舌尖记忆。
qīng dùn jiǎ yú , xiāng sū yín yú , lǎo cù guàn cháng , 榆 shè tī jiān děng běn tǔ wèi dào , chuàn lián qǐ tài háng xiǎo chéng de shé jiān jì yì .
Local delicacies such as clear-simmered soft-shelled turtle, crispy silver fish, sausage in aged vinegar, and Yushe “Ti Jian” weave together the culinary memories of this small town in the Taihang Mountains.
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 . . .
Fried Chicken Shop Introduces "Self-Service Change Dispenser"! No Need for Staff to Handle Checkout...
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
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 禾 (grain) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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