熟 shú — cooked, ripe · English

熟

shú

cooked, ripe

At a glance · 熟

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从火孰声，形声字，本指食物烹熟、谷物成熟。隶楷作「熟」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「熟」本指火候足、可食，引申为成熟、熟习。

Structure

形声字，火为意符，孰为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinshú

Radical灬

Strokes15

UnicodeU+719F

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English cooked, ripe Cooked; ripe; familiar, skilled.

Français cuit, mûr Cuit; mûr; familier, expérimenté.

Español cocido, maduro Cocido; maduro; familiar, experto.

العربية ناضج، مألوف مطهو أو ناضج أو مألوف.

Русский варёный, спелый Сваренный; спелый; знакомый, искусный.

Common words

熟悉shú xīfamiliar
成熟chéng shúripe

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