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塑 (sù) — to model; to mold

Definition

verb
to modelto mold

Examples

  • 塑。
    Tā yòng ní tǔ sù le yí gè rén wù.
    He modeled a figure out of clay.
  • 塑。
    Yì shù jiā zhèng zài sù diāo xiàng.
    The artist is sculpting a statue.
  • 塑。
    Gōng chǎng yòng jī qì zhù sù sù liào líng jiàn.
    The factory uses machines to injection mold plastic parts.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
朔
朔shuò塑sù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

塑 pairs 土 (earth) with 朔, which gives the sound.

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Crafts & Handiwork

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