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熟 (shú/shóu) — (of fruit) ripe; (of food) cooked, done; familiar, acquainted; skilled, experienced; (of sleep) deep, sound

Definition

熟 is the base word for 'ripe/cooked' and 'familiar' — in the 'familiar with' sense, it pairs with the object directly (我对这里很熟). The skilled sense usually appears inside compounds like 熟练.

adjective
(of fruit) ripe(of food) cookeddonefamiliaracquaintedskilledexperienced(of sleep) deepsound
Easily confused

Examples

  • 熟，。
    Zhè xiē xiāng jiāo yǐ jīng shú/shóu le, kě yǐ chī le.
    These bananas are already ripe; you can eat them.
  • ，熟。
    Wǒ hé tā rèn shi hěn jiǔ le, hěn shú/shóu.
    I've known him for a long time; we're very familiar.
  • ，。
    Tā kāi chē hěn shú/shóu liàn, cóng lái méi chū guò shì gù.
    He drives very skillfully and has never had an accident.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

熟 combines 孰 (cooked; ripe) with 灬 (fire), showing food cooked with fire.

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