塑

sù

model in clay, sculpt; plastics

How to write 塑, stroke by stroke

to model (a figure) in clay; (bound form) plastic (i.e. the synthetic material)

Pictophonetic: semantic 土 (earth), phonetic 朔

Made of 朔 + 土

塑料sù liàoplastic; plastics (general term for synthetic polymer materials)
雕塑diāo sùa statue; a Buddhist image; sculpture; to carve
塑造sù zàoto model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc); (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words)
塑胶sù jiāosynthetic resin; plastic cement; (Tw) plastic
重塑chóng sùto reconstruct (an art object); to remodel
塑料袋sù liào dàiplastic bag
塑像sù xiàngto sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal – as distinct from carving in stone or wood); a statue created through such a process
可塑性kě sù xìngplasticity
塑化剂sù huà jìplasticizer
塑封sù fēngto laminate; laminated; laminate
塑性sù xìngplasticity
塑料王sù liào wáng"super plastic" (term used to refer to Teflon)

化学给了我们塑胶。
huà xué gěi le wǒ men sù jiāo 。
Chemistry gave us plastics.
这些箱子是由塑料制成的。
zhè xiē xiāng zǐ shì yóu sù liào zhì chéng de 。
These boxes are made of plastic.
塑料盘子在烤箱里会化的。
sù liào pán zi zài kǎo xiāng lǐ huì huà de 。
A plastic dish will melt on the stove.
塑料代替了许多传统的原料。
sù liào dài tì le xǔ duō chuán tǒng de yuán liào 。
Plastics have taken the place of many conventional materials.
塑料不易燃烧。
sù liào bú yì rán shāo 。
Plastic does not burn easily.