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
俗称
súchēng
commonly known as; popular name
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 这种植物的花很像铃铛，所以俗称风铃草。 Zhè zhǒng zhíwù de huā hěn xiàng língdang, suǒyǐ súchēng fēnglíngcǎo. Because its flowers look like little bells, this plant is commonly known as bellflower.
- 这种病俗称富贵病，其实和饮食习惯关系很大。 Zhè zhǒng bìng súchēng fùguìbìng, qíshí hé yǐnshí xíguàn guānxì hěn dà. This illness is popularly called a disease of affluence; in fact it has a lot to do with eating habits.
- 土豆是马铃薯的俗称，我们平时都这么说。 Tǔdòu shì mǎlíngshǔ de súchēng, wǒmen píngshí dōu zhème shuō. Tǔdòu is the everyday name for the potato; that is what we usually say.
Related words
- 风俗 fēngsú custom
- 民俗 mínsú folk custom
- 习俗 xísú custom
- 俗 sú vulgar; common; popular
- 俗话 súhuà common saying; proverb
- 俗语 súyǔ common expression; proverb
- 通俗 tōngsú easy to understand; popular
- 庸俗 yōngsú vulgar; tacky; commonplace
- 约定俗成 yuēdìngsúchéng established by usage; conventional
- 称 chēng to weigh
- 名称 míngchēng name; title
- 称为 chēngwéi to be called