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素
sù
Main
English Definitionraw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever
Simplified Script素
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinsù
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄙㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)sou3
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (名) noun
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7

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Words With Same Head Word    
素食sùshívegetables; vegetarian food
素质sùzhìinner quality; basic essence
素材sùcáisource material (in literature and art)
素养sùyǎng(personal) accomplishment; attainment in self-cultivation
素描sùmiáosketch
Words With Same Tail Word    
因素yīnsùelement; factor
维生素wéishēng sùvitamin
元素yuánsùelement; element of a set; chemical element
像素xiàngsùpixel
要素yàosùessential factor; key constituent
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