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CHINESE CHARACTER

馊 (sōu): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

sōu
spoiled, rotten; stale, rancid
HSK —12 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

饣 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 馊.

饣 · 叟

Visible components

馊 is decomposed as ⿰饣叟.

STROKES · 12

Write 馊 in 12 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 馊 (sōu) mean in Chinese?

spoiled, rotten; stale, rancid

How do you write 馊 in stroke order?

馊 has 12 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 馊?

饣 is the radical in 馊. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 馊?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.