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
俗话
súhuà
common saying; proverb
Characters in this word
话 huà
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 舌 tongue
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 俗话说，远亲不如近邻，社区互助在灾后尤其重要。 Súhuà shuō, yuǎn qīn bùrú jìn lín, shèqū hùzhù zài zāihòu yóuqí zhòngyào. As the common saying goes, distant relatives are not as helpful as close neighbours; community mutual aid is especially important after a disaster.
- 俗话说得好，病从口入，平时就要注意饮食。 Súhuà shuō de hǎo, bìng cóng kǒu rù, píngshí jiù yào zhùyì yǐnshí. As the saying aptly goes, illness enters through the mouth — you should watch what you eat every day.
- 俗话说，一年之计在于春，农民们早早开始备耕。 Súhuà shuō, yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn, nóngmínmen zǎozǎo kāishǐ bèigēng. As the saying goes, the whole year's plan starts with spring, so farmers begin preparing for ploughing early.
Related words
- 风俗 fēngsú custom
- 民俗 mínsú folk custom
- 习俗 xísú custom
- 俗 sú vulgar; common; popular
- 俗称 súchēng commonly known as; popular name
- 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
- 打电话 dǎdiànhuà to make a phone call
- 电话 diànhuà telephone; phone call
- 话 huà speech, words