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漢字Kanji · in Animals & Wildlife

酸: acid, bitterness

Also: sour, tart

JLPT N114 strokesGrade 5Your ink: 白 Not met

酉 carries the meaning · 夋 gives the sound

14 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

サンsan · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 酸さんacid
  • 酸素さんそoxygen
  • 酸味さんみsourness, acidity
  • 酸性さんせいacidity
  • 酸性雨さんせいうacid rain
  • 辛酸しんさんhardships, privation
  • 硫酸りゅうさんsulfuric acid
  • 塩酸えんさんhydrochloric acid
  • 胃酸いさんstomach acid
  • 酸化するさんかするoxidize [v.i.]

すいsui · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 酸いすいsour, acid
  • 酸っぱいすっぱいsour, acid

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“See the bird perched on a branch, ready to take flight! The top horizontal line is the head, the box with a dot is the sharp eye, and the strokes below show the beautiful feathers of the wings and tail.”
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Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
酉

Also built on bird of the west (酉)

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夋

Also built on 夋

The 夋 family reads シュン (shun); 酸 is read サン.

Also read サン

18 kanji share this on'yomiAll 18

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
酸 acid · 夋
vs酪 dairy products · 各
酸 has 夋 where 酪 has 各.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · suān

Same form: 酸 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
酸 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
酸 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin suān 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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