酥 — so

Parts that make up 酥

How 酥 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 酥 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 酉, 穌.

Japanese words with 酥

• 酥そ so (condensed milk product eaten in ancient Japan)
• 蟾酥せんそ toad venom (used as an analgesic and cardiac stimulant in Chinese medicine)
• 酥油そゆ butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax
• 熟酥じゅくそ sarpis (type of butter)
• 生酥しょうそ freshly curdled butter

Characters sharing the phonetic 禾

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “소”

Other hanja with radical 酉