flaky pastry; crunchy; limp; soft; silky

Radical: 酉 HSK 8 a pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

酥 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 酥

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 酥.

奶酥
nǎi sū
butter biscuit
耶酥
yē sū
Jesus (耶稣 is more usual)
酥松
sū sōng
loose
酥油
sū yóu
butter
酥脆
sū cuì
crisp (of food)
酥软
sū ruǎn
weak (of body or limbs)
酥酪
sū lào
yogurt
酥麻
sū má
limp and numb (of limbs)
香酥
xiāng sū
crisp-fried
凤梨酥
fèng lí sū
咸酥鸡
xián sū jī
牛脷酥
niú lì sū

Related characters (radical 酉)

Characters that share the radical .

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