Memory phrase for the character: 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.




 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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