Chinese Word: 塑 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

塑HSK 4

Pinyin: sù

English Definition: to model (a figure) in clay

Chinese Definition:
①(塑性)柔软，非流质，可任意变形的性质。
②(塑料)具有可塑性的高分子化合物的统称，经加热加压而形成的，具有一定形状的材料。
③用泥土等做成人、物的形象：塑像。泥塑木雕。雕塑。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 土

Pictophonetic:朔 indicates the sound; 土 (earth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 朔 [ shuò ] beginning; the first day of the lunar month
- 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth

Similar Characters: 愬

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塑造HSK 6	sù zào	to model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc); (literature) to portray (in words)
塑料	sù liào	plastics; Classifiers: 种
雕塑HSK 6	diāo sù	a statue; a Buddhist image; sculpture; to carve
塑像	sù xiàng	(molded or modeled) statue
泥塑	ní sù	clay modeling; clay figurine or statue

1		guǎng chǎng 广场 zhōng yāng 中央 yǒu 有 yī zuò 一座 diāo sù 雕塑。 There is a sculpture in the center of the square.
2		wǒ men 我们 yīng gāi 应该 jiǎn shǎo 减少 shǐ yòng 使用 sù liào dài 塑料袋。 We should reduce the use of plastic bags.
3		jié yuē 节约 shǐ yòng 使用 sù liào dài 塑料袋， cóng 从 wǒ 我 zuò qǐ 做起。 Save plastic bags, starting from me.
4		dàn gāo 蛋糕 bèi 被 sù zào 塑造 chéng 成 le 了 yī gè 一个 xīn xíng 心形。 The cake was molded into a heart shape.
5		bú yào 不要 bǎ 把 sù liào dài 塑料袋 zhí jiē 直接 rēng jìn 扔进 lā jī tǒng 垃圾桶。 Don't just throw plastic bags into the trash can.

1		guǎng chǎng 广场 zhōng yāng 中央 yǒu 有 yī zuò 一座 diāo sù 雕塑。 There is a sculpture in the center of the square.
2		wǒ men 我们 yīng gāi 应该 jiǎn shǎo 减少 shǐ yòng 使用 sù liào dài 塑料袋。 We should reduce the use of plastic bags.
3		jié yuē 节约 shǐ yòng 使用 sù liào dài 塑料袋， cóng 从 wǒ 我 zuò qǐ 做起。 Save plastic bags, starting from me.
4		dàn gāo 蛋糕 bèi 被 sù zào 塑造 chéng 成 le 了 yī gè 一个 xīn xíng 心形。 The cake was molded into a heart shape.
5		bú yào 不要 bǎ 把 sù liào dài 塑料袋 zhí jiē 直接 rēng jìn 扔进 lā jī tǒng 垃圾桶。 Don't just throw plastic bags into the trash can.