Meaning
to model (a figure) in clay
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “su” becomes a different word in each tone. 塑 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 塑料sù liàoplastic; plastics (general term for synthetic polymer materials)
- 塑料袋sù liào dàiplastic bag
- 塑造sù zàoto model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc); (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words)
- 雕塑diāo sùa statue; a Buddhist image; sculpture; to carve
- 过塑guò sù(stationery) to laminate
Example Sentence
美术课上，我们用泥巴塑了一只小动物。Měi shù kè shàng, wǒ men yòng ní ba sù le yì zhī xiǎo dòng wù.In art class, we molded a little animal out of clay.
美术Měi shùart课kèsubject上shàngon，我们wǒ menwe用yòngto use泥巴ní ba(coll.) mud塑sùto model (a figure) in cla了le(completed action)一yìone只zhīonly小xiǎosmall动物dòng wùanimal。