酸

suān

“Sour” in Chinese is 酸 (suān).

Other characters with the syllable suan: see all 3 →

Meaning

sour
tart
sick at heart

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grieved
sore
aching
pedantic
impractical
to make sarcastic remarks about sb
an acid

Example

自从得到他爸爸去了以来，戴夫就心酸。

Ever since his father died, David has been very sad.

From 心酸 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Words containing 酸

酸奶suānnǎiyogurtHSK 4 酸甜苦辣suān-tián-kǔ-là(lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom)HSK 5 心酸xīnsuānto feel sadHSK 7-9 辛酸xīnsuānpungent (taste)HSK 7-9

More HSK 4 characters

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