素食
Old HSK 6
素食 (sùshí) · vegetarian food
素食 (sùshí) means “vegetarian food; to eat vegetarian”. It is written with 2 characters: 素 (plain) + 食 (food). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 素食 is built
The characters
素 sù · plain
What 素 is made of
- 龶 — top part
- 糸mì — silk
- 幺yāo — one
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
食 shí · food
What 食 is made of
- 人rén — person
- 良liáng — good
- 丶 — dot
- 艮gěn — blunt
Origin hint: A dish of food 良 with a lid on top 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我妈妈每周吃一天素食。Wǒ māma měi zhōu chī yī tiān sùshí.My mum eats vegetarian one day a week.
这家餐厅只提供素食。Zhè jiā cāntīng zhǐ tígōng sùshí.This restaurant only serves vegetarian food.
Questions about 素食
What does 素食 mean?
素食 (sùshí) means “vegetarian food; to eat vegetarian”.
How do you pronounce 素食?
素食 is pronounced sùshí.
Which HSK level is 素食?
素食 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 因素yīnsùfactor
- 朴素pǔsùplain
- 素质sùzhìquality
- 维生素wéishēngsùvitamin
- 要素yàosùkey element
- 元素yuánsùelement
- 食物shíwùfood
- 美食měishídelicious food
- 食品shípǐnfood
- 粮食liángshigrain
Learn 素食 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 173: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.