酸suān
sour. 14 strokes, radical 酉, first met in HSK 4.
What 酸 is made of
酉 (yǒu, wine) and 夋 (qūn, to dawdle).
Wine 酉 aged too long 夋; 夋 also provides the pronunciation.
How to write 酸
Strokes 1–7 write 酉, then strokes 8–14 write 夋.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 酸
Words that use 酸
| 酸 | sour 像醋一样的味道 山楂尝起来稍带一点酸味。The hawthorn berry tasted a little sour. Lesson 341, 阶柳庭花与静卧怡然 · 登台论道与绿意怡然 · Thoughtful Discourse & Green Living |
| 酸奶 | yogurt 用牛奶发酵做成、味道微酸的食品 冷柜特价供应新鲜的酸奶。The fridge offers fresh yogurt at a special price. Lesson 339, 绿意商超与减塑惠民 · 登台论道与绿意怡然 · Thoughtful Discourse & Green Living |
| 酸甜苦辣 | the joys and hardships of life 比喻生活中的各种复杂滋味 他们长谈求学路上酸甜苦辣。They talked at length about the ups and downs of student life. Lesson 488, 求索明思 · 安居乐业与厚积薄发 · Serene Industry & Striving Resilience |
More characters with the radical 酉
All 8 of them, and what the radical means, on the 酉 radical page.