• 1516th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 27 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
brushNo glyph availablesmall
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Su4)surname Su
2. (su4)respectful • solemn • to eliminate • to clean up

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

严肃 (嚴肅)
甘肃 (甘肅)

Uncommon

甘肃省 (甘肅省)
肃然起敬 (肅然起敬)
肃穆 (肅穆)
肃静 (肅靜)

RareShow 21

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.