俗 (sú)

vulgar/common/custom/cheap (slang)

How 俗 is written

Strokes
9
Radical
亻 — human
Traditional
俗
Simplified
俗 (unchanged)

Components

  • 亻 human
  • 谷 valley

Common words using 俗

世俗 shìsú
profane; secular; worldly
俗話 súhuà
common saying; proverb
民俗 mínsú
popular custom
習俗 xísú
custom; tradition; local tradition
低俗 dīsú
vulgar; poor taste
俗世 súshì
the vulgar world (Buddhist concept); secular world
俗事 súshì
everyday routine; ordinary affairs
俗人 súrén
common people; laity (i.e. not priests)
俗套 sútào
conventional patterns; cliché
俗氣 súqì
tacky; inelegant; in poor taste
俗稱 súchēng
commonly referred to as; common term
俗語 súyǔ
common saying; proverb; colloquial speech

俗 in a sentence

過年發紅包是華人的傳統習俗。

Guònián fā hóngbāo shì Huárén de chuántǒng xísú.

“Giving red envelopes during Chinese New Year is a traditional Chinese custom.”

How common is 俗?

俗 is the 1,352nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 93.4% of all running text.

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