Phonosemantic compound. 酉 represents the meaning and 夋 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
酸
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
酸
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
酸
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
酸
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
酸
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
酸
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
酸
Regular
Modern
Chinese
酸 [suān]
sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (200)
酸奶 [suānnǎi] #7,256
yogurt
硫酸 [liúsuān] #16,063
sulfuric acid H2SO4
心酸 [xīnsuān] #31,177
to feel sad
盐酸 [yánsuān] #17,749
hydrochloric acid HCl
盐酸 [yánsuān] #17,749
hydrochloric acid HCl
氨基酸 [ānjīsuān] #34,388
amino acid
酸痛 [suāntòng] #23,092
to ache
磷酸 [línsuān] #26,407
phosphoric acid
碳酸 [tànsuān] #21,831
carbonic acid
脂肪酸 [zhīfángsuān] #23,011
fatty acid
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 残酷 [ざんこく] #4,020
cruel
⭐ 悲惨 [ひさん] #6,966
disastrous
⭐ 酸素 [さんそ] #9,131
oxygen (O)
甘酸っぱい [あまずっぱい] #14,046
sweet and sour
⭐ 酸味 [さんみ] #14,967
sourness
⭐ 酸っぱい [すっぱい] #16,069
sour
⭐ 炭酸 [たんさん] #19,704
carbonic acid
⭐ 酢 [す] #21,377
vinegar
酸欠 [さんけつ] #24,661
oxygen deficiency
李 [すもも] #27,661
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina)
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