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俗称 (sú chēng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

俗称 (sú chēng) is a Chinese word: common name. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 俗称

名 míng noun

common name

番茄的俗称是西红柿。

fān qié de sú chēng shì xī hóng shì

The common name for tomato is 'xihongshi'.

动 dòng verb

commonly known as

这种植物俗称狗尾草。

zhè zhǒng zhí wù sú chēng gǒu wěi cǎo

This plant is commonly known as foxtail grass.

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Word breakdown

俗 sú — common, popular, colloquial

称 chēng — to call, to name

Structure & writing
1 俗 sú — custom; social habit or convention formed over time

俗 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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2 称 chēng — to call; to be called
Xpinyin

称 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 禾 hé — rice seedling; rice plant
禾 is a component in 37 characters
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2.2 尔 ěr — (lit.) you (second-person pronoun)
尔 is a component in 3 characters

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