Which Chinese characters are pronounced su?

This page lists 32 dictionary entries with the base pinyin syllable su, organized by their tone-marked pronunciation.

Do all su characters have the same tone?

No. Characters can share the base syllable su while using different Mandarin tones. The tone-marked pinyin beside each character shows the difference.

How can I practice writing su characters?

Open any character for animated stroke order, or send the character set to the free worksheet generator for printable Tianzige or Mizige practice.

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PINYIN SYLLABLE

Chinese characters with Pinyin su

Learn how to write 32 Chinese characters pronounced “su” across 3 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.

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START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS

Common “su” Chinese characters

The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.

诉sù

to complain

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速sù

fast

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塑sù

to model (a figure) in clay

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肃sù

respectful

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俗sú

custom

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素sù

raw silk

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宿sù

lodge for the night

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苏sū

surname Su

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酥sū

flaky pastry

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溯sù

to go upstream

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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced sú

1 dictionary entry uses the pronunciation sú, including 俗 (custom).

1 character

俗sú

custom

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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced sù

23 dictionary entries use the pronunciation sù, including 诉 (to complain), 速 (fast), 塑 (to model (a figure) in clay), 肃 (respectful), 素 (raw silk).

23 characters

诉sù

to complain

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速sù

fast

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塑sù

to model (a figure) in clay

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肃sù

respectful

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素sù

raw silk

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宿sù

lodge for the night

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溯sù

to go upstream

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夙sù

morning

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涑sù

name of a river

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骕sù

used in 驌驦|骕骦[su4 shuang1]

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粟sù

millet

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訴sù

Chinese character

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谡sù

composed

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嗉sù

the crop of a bird

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愫sù

guileless

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肅sù

Chinese character

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鹔sù

used in 鷫鸘|鹔鹴[su4 shuang1]

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僳sù

Lisu ethnic group of Yunnan

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蔌sù

surname Su

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觫sù

used in 觳觫[hu2 su4]

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簌sù

dense vegetation

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驌sù

Chinese character

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鷫sù

Chinese character

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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced sū

8 dictionary entries use the pronunciation sū, including 苏 (surname Su), 酥 (flaky pastry), 甦 (Chinese character), 稣 (archaic variant of 蘇|苏[su1]), 窣 (used in 窸窣[xi1su1]).

8 characters

苏sū

surname Su

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酥sū

flaky pastry

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甦sū

Chinese character

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稣sū

archaic variant of 蘇|苏[su1]