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肅
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肃
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粛
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solemn

HSK 10 N1
Abstract →Qualities
sù
シュク、スク
つつし.む
숙
Depicts a hand holding a bamboo stick (聿) walking on the edge of an abyss (𣶒). Based on the original meaning "to tremble with fear". The meaning later shifted to "solemn" and "pay respects".
Components
聿 writing+ 𣶒 abyss =
肅 solemn
聿 Iconic component
yù writing
writing brush, pencil
Used here to depict a hand holding a bamboo stick.
𣶒 Iconic component
yuān abyss
deep pool
Depicts a deep pool filled with water.
Notes
Similar Characters
肃 pay (simp)书 letter (simp)律 law書 write/book (trad/jp)筆 pen (trad/jp)建 build畫 drawing (trad)津 Tianjin晝 daylight (trad)画 drawing (jp)淵 abyss (trad)渊 gulf (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
肃
Regular
Modern
Chinese
肃 / 肅 [Sù]
surname Su
肃 / 肅 [sù]
respectful; solemn; to eliminate; to clean up
Japanese
粛 しゅく 同音

adj-t

  1. solemn; respectful; reverent (usu. 粛として)
  2. silent; quiet (usu. 粛として)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
粛 きよし
Kiyoshi male given name
粛 しゅうすけ
Shuusuke unclassified name
粛 しゅく
Shuku surnamegiven name
粛 すすむ
Susumu given name
粛 そうすけ
Sousuke unclassified name
粛 まさし
Masashi given name
粛 むねお
Muneo unclassified name
粛 むねとし
Munetoshi unclassified name
粛 むねとも
Munetomo unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (28)
严肃 [yán​sù] #3,088
solemn
肃静 [sù​jìng] #8,142
silence
甘肃 [Gān​sù] #7,502
Gansu province, abbr. 甘[Gān], short name 隴|陇[Lǒng], capital Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lán​zhōu]
甘肃省 [Gān​sù​Shěng] #11,989
Gansu Province, abbr. 甘[Gān], short name 隴|陇[Lǒng], capital Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lán​zhōu]
肃清 [sù​qīng] #35,391
to purge
肃穆 [sù​mù] #38,383
solemn and respectful
肃然起敬 [sù​rán​qǐ​jìng] #36,795
to feel deep veneration for sb (idiom)
整肃 [zhěng​sù] #51,829
strict
肃然 [sù​rán] #32,688
respectful
鲁肃 [Lǔ​Sù] #34,385
Lu Su or Lu Zijing 魯子敬|鲁子敬 (172-217), statesman, diplomat and strategist of Eastern Wu 東吳|东吴
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JAPANESE WORDS (23)
粛々 [しゅくしゅく] #17,848
silent
⭐ 粛清 [しゅくせい] #18,541
(political) purge
⭐ 静粛 [せいしゅく] #18,603
silent
⭐ 厳粛 [げんしゅく] #19,452
grave
⭐ 自粛 [じしゅく] #25,533
self-restraint
粛正 [しゅくせい] #44,422
regulation
粛然 [しゅくぜん] #54,716
silent
粛 [しゅく] #65,769
solemn
綱紀粛正 [こうきしゅくせい] #83,619
enforcement of official discipline
外出自粛 [がいしゅつじしゅく] #102,643
refraining from going outside
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