素 sù
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 糸 — silk
- Made of
- 龶 growing plant 糸 silk
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
素质
sùzhì
quality, caliber
Characters in this word
质 zhì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 员工的专业素质直接影响服务质量和客户信任。 Yuángōng de zhuānyè sùzhì zhíjiē yǐngxiǎng fúwù zhìliàng hé kèhù xìnrèn. Employees' professional calibre directly affects service quality and customer trust.
- 这位老师的文化素质很高，学生都很尊敬他。 Zhè wèi lǎoshī de wénhuà sùzhì hěn gāo, xuéshēng dōu hěn zūnjìng tā. This teacher is highly cultured, and his students all respect him.
- 运动员需要良好的心理素质才能应对大赛。 Yùndòngyuán xūyào liánghǎo de xīnlǐ sùzhì cái néng yìngduì dàsài. Athletes need good mental strength to cope with a big competition.
Related words
- 朴素 pǔsù simple, plain
- 维生素 wéishēngsù vitamin
- 要素 yàosù essential element, factor
- 元素 yuánsù element
- 激素 jīsù hormone
- 抗生素 kàngshēngsù antibiotic
- 素 sù vegetarian; plain; simple
- 素不相识 sùbùxiāngshí to be complete strangers
- 素材 sùcái material; source material
- 素食 sùshí vegetarian food; vegetarian diet
- 素养 sùyǎng quality; accomplishment; literacy
- 品质 pǐnzhì quality