俗
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sú · social customs

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #8279
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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 俗

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súWords pronounced sú
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Example sentences

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Yí gè guó jiā de fēng sú xí guàn fǎn yìng le tā de wén huà.一个国家的风俗习惯反映了它的文化。

The manners and customs of a country reflect its culture.

Source: Tatoeba #344419 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Měi gè guó jiā dōu yǒu zì jǐ de xí sú.每个国家都有自己的习俗。

Every country has its own customs.

Source: Tatoeba #1325039 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qìng zhù chūn jié sú chēng guò nián.庆祝春节俗称过年。

Celebrating Spring Festival is commonly referred to as 'passing the year'.

Source: Tatoeba #756982 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zhōng wén zhēn hǎo, dōu néng yǐn yòng sú yǔ le.你中文真好,都能引用俗语了。

Your Chinese is so good, you can quote proverbs.

Source: Tatoeba #1102172 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fēng sú xí guàn bāo kuò shí wù, qìng zhù hé wǔ dǎo.风俗习惯包括食物,庆祝和舞蹈。

Customs include food, celebrations and dancing.

Source: Tatoeba #4625754 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Měi gè guó jiā dōu yǒu tā men zì jǐ de wén huà yǔ xí sú.每个国家都有它们自己的文化与习俗。

Every country has its own culture and customs.

Source: Tatoeba #14008557 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 俗 in context

  1. Say sú, then recall the core meaning: social customs.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 风俗 (fēng sú), meaning “social custom”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 俗 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.