习俗
xísú
custom
Characters in this word
俗 sú
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 谷 valley, gorge, ravine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 春节期间贴春联是许多地方保留下来的习俗。 Chūnjié qījiān tiē chūnlián shì xǔduō dìfang bǎoliú xiàlai de xísú. Putting up Spring Festival couplets is a custom preserved in many places.
- 每个地方的婚礼习俗都不太一样。 Měi ge dìfang de hūnlǐ xísú dōu bú tài yíyàng. Wedding customs are a little different in every place.
- 中秋节吃月饼是一种很古老的习俗。 Zhōngqiūjié chī yuèbǐng shì yì zhǒng hěn gǔlǎo de xísú. Eating mooncakes at the Mid-Autumn Festival is a very old custom.
Related words
- 学习 xuéxí to study, to learn
- 复习 fùxí to review
- 练习 liànxí to practice
- 实习 shíxí to intern; internship
- 习惯 xíguàn habit
- 预习 yùxí to prepare before class
- 补习 bǔxí to take supplementary lessons
- 温习 wēnxí to review; to revise
- 演习 yǎnxí exercise; drill; manoeuvre
- 风俗 fēngsú custom
- 民俗 mínsú folk custom
- 俗 sú vulgar; common; popular