Chinese Word: 沤 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

沤 (Trad.: 漚)Polyphone (多音字)

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:区 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 区 [ qū ] area, district, region, ward; surname

Similar Characters: 汇欧躯驱岖

Step by Step Stroke Sequence: Download Customize Pin it
Stroke order image for Chinese character 沤

Pinyin: ōu

English Definition:bubble; froth

Chinese Definition:
①水泡：浮沤。

Pinyin: òu

English Definition:to steep; to macerate

Chinese Definition:
①长时间地浸泡：沤肥。沤麻。沤田。

Example Words:

	沤肥	òu féi	to make fertilizer by steeping organic materials in water and leaving them to decompose; fertilizer produced by this method
	沤凼	òu dàng	cesspool; compost pit

1		ràng 让 píng guǒ 苹果 ōu 沤 zài 在 shì wēn 室温 yuē 约 liǎng gè 两个 xiǎo shí 小时。 Let the apples macerate at room temperature for about two hours.
2		“ ōu 沤 ” zhǐ 指 de 的 shì 是 shí wù 食物 fǔ 腐 shú 熟 xiāo huà 消化 de 的 dì fāng 地方。 " By "fermentation tun" is meant the place where food is decomposed and digested.
3		qīn ài de 亲爱的， dàn yuàn 但愿 wǒ men 我们 shì 是 làng 浪 ōu 沤 shàng 上 de 的 bái niǎo 白鸟！ WOULD that we were, my beloved, white birds on the foam of the sea!
4		qiū tiān 秋天， yīn yǔ 阴雨 lián mián 连绵， bào zhǐ 报纸 bú huì 不会 ōu 沤 làn 烂 má 么？ It shouldn't be newspaper, it should be landscaping fabric.
5		chá tǒng 茶桶， wǒ 我 yào 要 xiě 写 nà ge 那个 fú 浮 ōu 沤， gěi 给 wǒ 我 nà 那 dàng àn 档案 de 的 biān hào 编号。 Detong, I want to write the one Fu Ou, Bubbles. Give me the file number.

1		ràng 让 píng guǒ 苹果 ōu 沤 zài 在 shì wēn 室温 yuē 约 liǎng gè 两个 xiǎo shí 小时。 Let the apples macerate at room temperature for about two hours.
2		“ ōu 沤 ” zhǐ 指 de 的 shì 是 shí wù 食物 fǔ 腐 shú 熟 xiāo huà 消化 de 的 dì fāng 地方。 " By "fermentation tun" is meant the place where food is decomposed and digested.
3		qīn ài de 亲爱的， dàn yuàn 但愿 wǒ men 我们 shì 是 làng 浪 ōu 沤 shàng 上 de 的 bái niǎo 白鸟！ WOULD that we were, my beloved, white birds on the foam of the sea!
4		qiū tiān 秋天， yīn yǔ 阴雨 lián mián 连绵， bào zhǐ 报纸 bú huì 不会 ōu 沤 làn 烂 má 么？ It shouldn't be newspaper, it should be landscaping fabric.
5		chá tǒng 茶桶， wǒ 我 yào 要 xiě 写 nà ge 那个 fú 浮 ōu 沤， gěi 给 wǒ 我 nà 那 dàng àn 档案 de 的 biān hào 编号。 Detong, I want to write the one Fu Ou, Bubbles. Give me the file number.