Memory phrase for the Kanji: 素

素

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Meaning element, essence, nature, vegetarian, constituent, ever

Pronunciation

sù

Explanation

Top: growing plant , below: thread (= fiber) 糸

Mnemonic
 
Growing plants comprise fibers which are their elements (constituents).

Radicals

丰 growing plantShows a growing plant 丨 with three 三 branches. When a leaf ノ is added, it becomes life 生.
糸 threadIt has in its upper part the radical "short thread" 幺.
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 Vocabulary

 要素  yào sù  essential factor; key constituent
 氨哮素  ān xiāo sù  clenbuterol
 肾上腺素  shèn shàng xiàn sù  adrenaline
 黑素瘤  hēi sù liú  melanoma (type of skin cancer)
 朴素  pǔ sù  plain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous
 胡萝卜素  hú luó bo sù  carotene
 尿素  niào sù  carbamide; urea (NH2)2CO
 纤维素  xiān wéi sù  cellulose
 素质  sù zhì  inner quality; basic essence; change over time
 元素  yuán sù  element; element of a set; chemical element
 因素  yīn sù  element; factor
 因素  yīn sù  

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