熟

shú

sh+ú·2nd tone

ripe; mature

Radical: 灬 Strokes: 15 HSK 2

Structure: Top large, bottom smallFrequency: Common

Same radical

然点热燕照烈焦熊熏煞煎熙

Same radical

然点热燕照烈焦熊熏煞煎熙烹煮焉

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Character Decomposition

熟=孰+灬

Etymology

fire

Meanings

ripe; mature

thoroughly cooked; done

familiar; acquainted

experienced; skilled

(of sleep etc) deep; profound

also pr. shóu

shú

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Words with 熟 285 total

to promote ripening of fruit催熟cuī shú to sound familiar · familiar-sounding耳熟ěr shú to look familiar · familiar-looking面熟miàn shú ripening in autumn (of crops)秋熟qiū shú

Idioms with 熟 29 total Chain

underripe · half-cooked · (fig.) not mastered (of a technique) · clumsy · halting半生不熟bàn shēng bù shóu what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)耳熟能详ěr shú néng xiáng when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time瓜熟蒂落guā shú dì luò lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently · to know sth inside out · to know sth by heart滚瓜烂熟gǔn guā làn shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress easy · a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back驾轻就熟jià qīng jiù shú lit. to drive a lightweight chariot on a familiar road (idiom) · fig. to do sth routinely and with ease · a walk in the park轻车熟路qīng chē shú lù