酥(sū)

HSK 7-912 strokes

flaky pastry

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Character information

Pinyin
sū
Meaning
flaky pastry; crunchy; limp; soft; silky
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 酥 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰酉禾

In this compound, the meaning comes from 禾 (grain); 酉 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

酉yǒu禾hé

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 酥 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 酥

Common words using 酥 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

nǎi奶sū酥

butter biscuit; butter bun

Open 奶酥 page →
yē耶sū酥

variant of 耶稣

Open 耶酥 page →
sū酥yóu油

butter

Open 酥油 page →
sū酥yóu油chá茶

butter tea (Tibetan, Mongolian etc drink derived from milk)

Open 酥油茶 page →
sū酥cuì脆

crisp (of food)

Open 酥脆 page →
sū酥ruǎn软

weak (of body or limbs)

Open 酥软 page →
sū酥má麻

limp and numb (of limbs)

Open 酥麻 page →
xiāng香sū酥

crisp-fried

Open 香酥 page →

Related characters

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From 酥’s common words

奶耶油茶脆软麻香

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