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What 素 means

raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever

Ideographic: A silken thread 糸 hanging off a tree 龶

Made of 龶 + 糸

Words with 素

• 因素yīn sùelement; factor
• 元素yuán sùelement (key component of sth); (chemistry) element; (math.) element (member of a set)
• 毒素dú sùtoxin; (fig.) pernicious influence
• 抗生素kàng shēng sùantibiotic
• 素材sù cáisource material (in literature and art)
• 素描sù miáosketch
• 激素jī sùhormone
• 维生素wéi shēng sùvitamin
• 素食sù shívegetarian food; to eat a vegetarian diet
• 吃素chī sùto be a vegetarian
• 胰岛素yí dǎo sùinsulin
• 要素yào sùessential factor; key constituent

素 in a sentence

• 诚实是他成功最重要的因素。

  chéng shí shì tā chéng gōng zuì zhòng yào de yīn sù 。

  Honesty was the most important factor in his success.

• 铁和氧都是化学元素。

  tiě hé yǎng dōu shì huà xué yuán sù 。

  Iron and oxygen are elements.

• 我是素食主义者。

  wǒ shì sù shí zhǔ yì zhě 。

  I am a vegetarian.

• 可以介绍几道素菜吗？

  kě yǐ jiè shào jǐ dào sù cài ma ？

  Can you recommend any vegetarian dishes?

• 他画了一张苹果素描。

  tā huà le yì zhāng píng guǒ sù miáo 。

  He sketched an apple.

Characters that sound like 素

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