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Translingual
Han character
酥 (Kangxi radical 164, 酉+5, 12 strokes, cangjie input 一田竹木 (MWHD), four-corner 12694, composition ⿰酉禾)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1282, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39835
- Dae Jaweon: page 1782, character 11
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3579, character 1
- Unihan data for U+9165
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *sŋaː) : semantic 酉 (“alcohol”) + abbreviated phonetic 穌 (OC *sŋaː).
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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酥
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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12094
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Phonetic component
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酥
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Rime group
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魚
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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蘇
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Old Chinese
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/*sŋaː/
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Notes
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穌省聲
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Definitions
酥
- (archaic) butter
- † alcohol
- crispy; flaky; crunchy; crumbly
- 鹹酥雞/咸酥鸡 ― xiánsūjī ― salty crispy chicken
- flaky pastry; shortbread
- 鳳梨酥/凤梨酥 ― fènglísū ― pineapple cake
- weak; limp
- Alternative form: (obsolete) 䜹
- soft; satiny
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
脆 (“crispy”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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脆
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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脆
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Singapore
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脆
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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脆, 酥
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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脆
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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脆, 酥
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Wanrong
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脆, 酥
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Xi'an
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脆, 酥
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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脆
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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酥
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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脆, 酥, 爽, 爽脆
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Hong Kong
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脆, 酥, 爽, 爽脆
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Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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脆
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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脆
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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脆
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Dongguan
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爽
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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脆
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Gan
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Nanchang
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脆, 酥
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Pingxiang
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酥
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Hakka
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Meixian
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脆
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Hong Kong
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酥
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Senai (Huiyang)
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鬆, 酥
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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酥
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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酥, 脆
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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酥
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Quanzhou
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酥
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Zhangzhou
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酥
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Taipei
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酥 GT
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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酥
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Manila (Hokkien)
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脆, 酥
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Chaozhou
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酥
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Shantou
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酥, 脆
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Jieyang
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酥
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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酥
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Haikou
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酥
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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脆
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Wu
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Shanghai
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脆
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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脆
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Suzhou
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脆
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Note
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GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
酥
(Hyōgai kanji)
- milk
Readings
Korean
Hanja
酥 • (so) (hangeul 소, revised so, McCune–Reischauer so, Yale so)
- butter
- flaky
- crispy, light, fluffy
Vietnamese
Han character
酥: Hán Nôm readings: tô
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