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酸 - suān

tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled

tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled

How to read 酸

Click 酸 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinsuān
Englishtart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

酸乳 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 酸奶. Please read 酸性 one more time.

Common words with this character

yogurt
yogurt
acidity
to turn sour; to go off

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 酸 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 酸乳 and 酸奶 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 酸.