酥

sū

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Meanings

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sū

1.flaky pastry
2.crunchy
3.limp
4.soft
5.silky

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Wiktionary

1.butter
2.alcohol
3.crispy; flaky; crunchy; crumbly
4.flaky pastry; shortbread
5.weak; limp
6.soft; satiny

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *sŋaː): semantic 酉 (“alcohol”) + abbreviated phonetic 穌 (OC *sŋaː).

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Stroke order

Components

酥酉禾

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

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Synonyms

脆爽爽脆鬆

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Related words

酥麻 limp and numb (of limbs)酥软 weak (of body or limbs)酥松 loose (soil, or limbs of a relaxed person etc)耶酥 variant of 耶稣[Yē sū]香酥 crisp-fried 酥油 butter 酥酪 yogurt 奶酥 butter biscuit 酥脆 crisp (of food)盐酥鸡 Taiwan-style popcorn chicken 耶酥会 the Society of Jesus 蝴蝶酥 crispy short-crust pastry