| 素 | 11B15 10.01 | 部居  | 畫數 10 | ㄙㄨˋ [su4] | ||
| N. | (1) White silk; (LL) a letter; 縞素 white of mourning. (2) Vegetarian food: 吃素，茹素 be vegetarian; 素食 [su4shi2]↓. (3) Element, factor: 原素 chemical element; factor in situation. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) White, color of mourning: 素服 [su4fu2]↓; 素車白馬 white horse and unadorned carriage used at funeral; 素手 [su4shou3]↓; 素月 the bright moon. (2) Simple, unadorned: 樸素 (person) simple, without ostentation of any kind; 素質 [su4zhi2]↓; 素服，素位，素餐 [su4fu2], [su4wei4], [su4can1]↓. (3) Usual, habitual, present and past: 素望 usual, habitual reputation; 素願 lifelong wish; 素行 [su4xing2], 素交suh-jiau↓; 素風 habitual manner. (4) Vegetarian, opp. 葷 [hun1], meat: 素火腿 ham made of bean curd; 素麵 noodles with vegetarian garnish; 素油 [su4you2]↓; 素席 [su4xi2]1↓. (5) Poor: 寒素 (family) poor; 無奈自己手頭兒素 unfortunately have no money. | |||||
| Adv. | Usually, in the past, heretofore: 平素 ditto; 素來，素日，素昔 [su4lai2], [su4ri4], [su4xi2]2↓; 素不相識 didn't know him before; 素不通信 haven't written each other before; 素稱 has been known to be; 素識 have known (person) for a long time; 素知 I have known always. | |||||
| Words | 1. 素常 [su4chang2], adv., usually (comes to office punctually, etc.). 2. 素秋 [su4qiu1], n., autumn. 3. 素琴 [su4qin2], n., a stringed instrument without strings typical of 陶淵明 Taur Yuanmirng's easy, simple nature. 4. 素尺 [su4chi3], n., (LL) a letter. 5. 素封 [su4feng1], adj., (AC) rich without ranks. 6. 素服 [su4fu2], n., (1) white dress; (2) white of mourning. 7. 素交 [su4jiao1], n., long-known friend. 8. 素節 [su4jie2], n., (1) habitual conduct; (2) personal integrity; (3) (LL, rare) autumn season. 9. 素淨 [su4jing4], adj., simple and neat (dress). 10. 素志 [su4zhi4], n., life ambition. 11. 素質 [su4zhi2], n., (1) innate quality (of material) or character; (2) white background. 12. 素來 [su4lai2], adv., see [su4chang2]↑. 13. 素練 [su4lian4], n., (LL) waterfall (coming down like a sheet of white silk). 14. 素描 [su4miao2], v.i. & n., to sketch, a sketch (painting); delineate (character in novel). 15. 素朴 [su4pu2], adj., simple, unadorned (also wr. 素樸). 16. 素日 [su4ri4], adv., usually, in the past, see [su4chang2]↑. 17. 素性 [su4xing4], n., one's nature, temperament. 18. 素馨 [su4xin1]1, n., jasmine. 19. 素心 [su4xin1]2, n., one's simple, habitual nature; 素心人 person of simple character; 素心蘭 [su4xin1lan2], n., a kind of orchid with undotted petals. 20. 素席 [su4xi2]1, n., a vegetarian meal. 21. 素昔 [su4xi2]2, adv., here to fore. 22. 素行 [su4xing2], n., habitual conduct. 23. 素手 [su4shou3], (1) n., white hand; (2) adj., empty-handed. 24. 素（因）數 [su4] ([yin1]) [shu4], n., (math.) prime (factor) number. 25. 素事 [su4shi4]1, n., funeral affairs. 26. 素識 [su4shi4]2, n., old acquaintance. 27. 素食 [su4shi2], n. & v.i., (1) (be) vegetarian; (2) (AC) eat without work, see [su4can1]↓. 28. 素菜 [su4cai4], n., vegetarian dish. 29. 素餐 [su4can1], v.i., hold sinecure job. 30. 素族 [su4zu2], n., (come from) common folks without rank. 31. 素王 [su4wang2], n., the uncrowned king-Confucius. 32. 素位 [su4wei4], phr., 素其位而行 (AC) act according to one's status or station in life. 33. 素養 [su4yang3], n., cultivated manners or poise; cultivation of learning. 34. 素油 [su4you2], n., vegetable oil. 35. 素願 [su4yUan4], n., (my) cherished ambition or wish. 36. 素約 [su4yUe1], n., long-standing promise. | |||||