素 sù
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sù
adjective
plain; white
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 白色的 (CCD '素' 1; Guoyu '素' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '素' 2, p. 433; Unihan '素'; XHZD '素' 1) -
sù
noun
vegetarian food
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Food and Drink
Notes: Also, not containing onion, garlic, or leek (CCD '素' 3; Guoyu '素' n 5; Kroll 2015 '素' 3, p. 433; Unihan '素'; XHZD '素' 3) -
sù
noun
element
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Chemistry
Notes: (CCD '素' 5; Guoyu '素' n 2) -
sù
noun
a letter written on white silk
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '素' n 3) -
sù
adjective
original; former; native
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '素' 4; Guoyu '素' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '素' 2a, p. 433; Unihan '素'; XHZD '素' 2) -
sù
adverb
normally; usually; always
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '素' 6; Guoyu '素' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '素' 5, p. 433; Unihan '素'; XHZD '素' 4) -
sù
noun
plain silk; white silk
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Used for writing (Guoyu '素' n 1; Kroll 2015 '素' 4, p. 433; XHZD '素' 5) -
sù
adjective
simple
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 朴素; for example, in the ”Thousand Character Classic” 敦素 'honest and simple' (CCD '素' 2; Guoyu '素' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '素' 2, p. 433; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 2310) -
sù
noun
the actual situation
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 真情 (Guoyu '素' n 4) -
sù
adverb
in vain; for nothing
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 平白 (Guoyu '素' adv 1) -
sù
noun
beige; the color of plain silk
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '素' 1, p. 433) -
sù
adjective
worthy but with no official position
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '素' 2b, p. 433) -
sù
adjective
fundamental
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '素' 2c, p. 433) -
sù
noun
a cloud carriage
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Taoism
Notes: Used to carry divinities in Taoist mythology (Kroll 2015 '素' 2d, p. 433) -
sù
noun
jasmine
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In 素馨花 (Kroll 2015 '素' 6, p. 433; Guoyu '素馨')
Contained in
- 芫花素 genkwanin
- 矮壮素(矮壯素) chlormequat chloride; cycocel
- 素雅 simple yet elegant
- 纤维素(纖維素) cellulose
- 尸位素餐 to enjoy the benefits of an official post without working
- 激素 hormone
- 开素(開素) to stop following a vegetarian diet
- 拟卤素(擬鹵素) pseudohalogen
- 氨哮素 clenbuterol
- 细胞色素(細胞色素) cytochrome
- 抑素 chalone (protein inhibiting cell proliferation)
- 素质教育(素質教育) all-round education (contrasted with 應試教育|应试教育, exam-oriented education)
- 我行我素 to continue in one's own way
- 糖皮质激素(糖皮質激素) glucocorticosteroid (corticosteroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex)
- 神经毒素(神經毒素) neurotoxin
- 素牍(素牘) books
- 安之若素 bear hardship with equanimity; regard wrongdoing with equanimity
- 脂溶性维生素(脂溶性維生素) a fat soluble vitamin
- 朴素(樸素) plain and simple; unadorned
- 催乳激素 prolactin
- 因素 element; factor
- 重元素 heavy element (such as uranium)
- 镧系元素(鑭系元素) lanthanoid (rare earth series)
- 吃素 to be a vegetarian
- 素养(素養) attainments; accomplishments
- 花色素苷 anthocyanin (biochemistry)
- 信息素 pheromone
- 同位素分离(同位素分離) isotopic separation
- 纯素主义(純素主義) veganism
- 蛋奶素 ovo-lacto vegetarian
- 素有 to have; to have always had
- 不是吃素的 not to be trifled with; to be reckoned with
- 纯素食(純素食) vegan; vegan food
- 结核菌素(結核菌素) tubercule bacillus
- 窃位素餐(竊位素餐) to enjoy the benefits of an official post without working
- 甲壳素(甲殼素) chitin
- 木质素(木質素) lignin
- 轻元素(輕元素) light element (such as hydrogen)
- 动情素(動情素) estrogen
- 新霉素 neomycin (antibiotic)
- 可转换同位素(可轉換同位素) fertile isotope
- 震颤素(震顫素) tremorine (drug inducing shivering)
- 芋螺毒素 conotoxin
- 抗生素 antibiotic
- 素描 to sketch
- 氯林可霉素 clindamycin
- 要素 essential factor; key constituent
- 早老素 presenilins
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- 卷四十一 列傳第二十九: 楊播 楊敷 Volume 41 Biographies 29: Yangbo, Yang Fu History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 90
- 卷七十二 列傳第三十二 文九王 Volume 72 Biographies 32: Wen Jiuwang Book of Song 宋書 — count: 46
- 卷十四 列傳第四 宋宗室及諸王下 Volume 14 Biographies 4: Members of the Song Imperial Family 2 History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 40
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- 卷45 列傳第10 文四子 Volume 45 Biographies 10: Wen Sizi Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 33
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Collocations
- 素积 (素積) 三王共皮弁素積 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《郊特牲》 The Single Victim at the Border Sacrifices — count: 9
- 见素 (見素) 庶見素冠兮 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧檜‧素冠 Lessons from the states - Odes of Gui - Su Guan — count: 6
- 素丝 (素絲) 素絲五紽 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧羔羊 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Gao Yang — count: 6
- 素衣 (素衣) 素衣朱襮 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧唐‧揚之水 Lessons from the states - Odes of Tang - Yang Zhi Shui — count: 6
- 素车 (素車) 素車樸馬 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 6
- 弁素 (弁素) 三王共皮弁素積 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《郊特牲》 The Single Victim at the Border Sacrifices — count: 5
- 素冠 (素冠) 素冠 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧檜‧素冠 Lessons from the states - Odes of Gui - Su Guan — count: 5
- 素沙 (素沙) 狄稅素沙 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《雜記上》 Miscellaneous Records I — count: 4
- 素韠 (素韠) 庶見素韠兮 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧檜‧素冠 Lessons from the states - Odes of Gui - Su Guan — count: 4
- 素赏 (素賞) 請以一朝素賞軍士 — Guanzi 管子, 輕重乙第八十一 Chapter 81: Weight II — count: 3