漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
塑: model, molding
JLPT N113 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
土 carries the meaning · 朔 gives the sound
13 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ソso · on'yomi · in compounds
- 彫塑ちょうそcarving; engraving
- 可塑かそmoldable; plastic
- 塑像そぞうplaster image; clay figure
Also read でく, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a cross planted firmly in the ground—that's 土! It shows a stake or a seedling marking the earth, reminding us of farming, construction, and the solid foundation upon which we build our lives and cities.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side塑 model · 土
vs遡 go upstream · 辶In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · sù
Same form: 塑 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 塑 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 塑 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin sù most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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