肃
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sù · to pay respects

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肃
Complete decomposition unavailableThis character is currently indexed as a single visual form.
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8Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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肀Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 肃

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Example sentences

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Bú yào hé wǒ kāi wán xiào. wǒ shì hěn yán sù de.不要和我开玩笑。我是很严肃的。

Don't make fun of me. I'm serious.

Source: Tatoeba #4844734 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shùn jiān duì nǐ sù rán qǐ jìng!我瞬间对你肃然起敬!

All of a sudden I'm filled with great admiration for you!

Source: Tatoeba #1517392 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yīnggāi lǐ jiě, zhè shì yán sù de.你应该理解,这是严肃的。

You should understand, this is serious.

Source: Tatoeba #630258 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men zài yán sù dì tán lùn nǐ de wèi lái.我们在严肃地谈论你的未来。

We are having a serious talk about your future.

Source: Tatoeba #1397126 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yán sù de jiǎng zài zhè lǐ zhǐyǒu wǒ yí gè rén bú huì shuāng yǔ de ma?严肃的讲在这里只有我一个人不会双语的吗?

Am I seriously the only one who isn't bilingual here?

Source: Tatoeba #4844717 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men rènwéi zhè bù yán sù.我们认为这不严肃。

We don't think it's serious.

Source: Tatoeba #5911771 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 肃 in context

  1. Say sù, then recall the core meaning: to pay respects.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 肃杀 (sù shā), meaning “austere”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 肃 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.