熟
Character
ripe or fully cooked, ready to eat
Readings and meanings
- ripe or fully cooked, ready to eat
- knowing someone or something well; familiar
Examples
苹果熟了，很好吃。
píng guǒ shú le, hěn hǎo chī
The apple is ripe. It is very tasty.
AI-generated sentence
我跟他很熟。
wǒ gēn tā hěn shú
I know him very well.
AI-generated sentence
Words that use “熟” as shú
成熟chéng shúripeWordHSK 3熟人shú réna person you know, but who is not a close friendWordHSK 3熟练shú liànvery good at doing something because you have practiced it a lotWordHSK 4熟悉shú xīto know a person, place, or thing wellWordHSK 5耳熟能详ěr shú néng xiángheard so often that you know it very wellWordHSK 7–9催熟cuī shúto promote ripening of fruitWord全熟quán shúthoroughly cookedWord半熟bàn shúhalf-cookedWord
Official HSK 3.0 reading; same meaning as shú.
- ripe or fully cooked, ready to eat
- knowing someone or something well; familiar
Words that use “熟” as shóu
Stroke order
All 15 strokes
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Practice writing 熟
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