蒜 (suàn): garlic, CL:頭|头,瓣
蒜 (suàn) is a Chinese character meaning “garlic.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 祘 (phonetic). It ranks #2915 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 蒜 herb. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- garlic
- CL:頭|头,瓣
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大蒜 | dà suàn | garlic |
| 装蒜 | zhuāng suàn | to act stupid |
| 鸡毛蒜皮 | jī máo suàn pí | lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom) |
| 蒜头 | suàn tóu | garlic bulb |
| 蒜泥 | suàn ní | thoroughly mashed or minced garlic |
| 石蒜 | shí suàn | red spider lily (Lycoris radiata) |
| 青蒜 | qīng suàn | garlic shoots and leaves |
| 蒜瓣 | suàn bàn | garlic clove |
| 独子蒜 | dú zǐ suàn | solo garlic |
| 独头蒜 | dú tóu suàn | solo garlic |
| 压蒜器 | yā suàn qì | garlic press |
| 装洋蒜 | zhuāng yáng suàn | to feign ignorance |
| 磕头如捣蒜 | kè tóu rú dǎo suàn | lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom) |
| 蒜米 | suàn mǐ | minced garlic |
| 蒜味 | suàn wèi | garlic odor |
蒜 appears in 25 compound words: 48 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 12 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 蒜 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
蒜字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
suàn zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character for "garlic" is written is quite unique and has left a deep impression on me.
重口味饮食后:哪款见效快横评,火锅大蒜后谁是真正救星
chóng kǒu wèi yǐn shí hòu : nǎ kuǎn jiàn xiào kuài héng píng , huǒ guō dà suàn hòu shéi shì zhēn zhèng jiù xīng
云林警启动护蒜专案 加强巡逻力求零失窃
yún lín jǐng qǐ dòng hù suàn zhuān àn jiā qiáng xún luó lì qiú líng shī qiè
Yunlin Police Launch "Garlic Protection" Initiative to Step Up Patrols and Aim for Zero Thefts
香菇粉丝蒸蒜蓉酱做法
xiāng gū fěn sī zhēng suàn 蓉 jiàng zuò fǎ
How to Make Steamed Shiitake Mushrooms with Glass Noodles and Garlic Sauce
产量减蒜价却跌 农粮署重启收购救市...每斤28...
chǎn liàng jiǎn suàn jià què diē nóng liáng shǔ chóng qǐ shōu gòu jiù shì . . . měi jīn 2 8 . . .
Garlic Output Down, Prices Fall; Food and Agriculture Agency Resumes Purchases to Stabilize the Market...28 per jin...
蒜头发芽了怎么办?
Suàntóu fāyá le zěnmebàn?
What should one do with germinating garlic bulbs?
这道菜里有点大蒜的味道。
Zhè dào cài lǐ yǒudiǎn dàsuàn de wèidao.
This dish has a bit of garlic flavor.
这不是鸡毛蒜皮的事。
Zhè bù shì jīmáosuànpí de shì.
This isn't a trivial matter.
他给了我十二瓣大蒜。
Tā gěi le wǒ shí'èr bàn dàsuàn.
He gave me 12 cloves of garlic.
虽然我喜欢大蒜，但因为很臭，所以很少吃。
Suīrán wǒ xǐhuan dàsuàn, dàn yīnwèi hěn chòu, suǒyǐ hěn shǎo chī.
I like garlic but, because of the smell, I rarely eat it.
Character Family
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