酸
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suān · tart, sour

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14Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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酉Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 酸

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suānWords pronounced suān
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Example sentences

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Nǐ zuì xǐhuan nǎ yì zhǒng suān nǎi?你最喜欢哪一种酸奶?

What sort of yogurt do you like best?

Source: Tatoeba #4762213 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zì cóng dé dào tā bàba qù le yǐ lái, dài fū jiù xīn suān.自从得到他爸爸去了以来,戴夫就心酸。

Ever since his father died, David has been very sad.

Source: Tatoeba #2757059 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Suān xìng huì fǔ shí hán yǒu jīn shǔ de wù zhì.酸性会腐蚀含有金属的物质。

Acid acts on things which contain metal.

Source: Tatoeba #2819996 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài yì zhěng tiān gōng zuò de bēn bō zhōng, tā de tuǐ biànde suān tòng.在一整天工作的奔波中,她的腿变得酸痛。

Her feet were tired after a long day at work.

Source: Tatoeba #13943178 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jīn tiān zǎo shàng chī suān nǎi.今天早上吃酸奶。

I ate yoghurt this morning.

Source: Tatoeba #6284431 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ xǐhuan shén me páizi de suān nǎi?你喜欢什么牌子的酸奶?

What's your favorite brand of yogurt?

Source: Tatoeba #1899482 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 酸 in context

  1. Say suān, then recall the core meaning: tart, sour.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 酸奶 (suān nǎi), meaning “yogurt”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 酸 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.