酥

Information about character(s)

Radical: 酉
Radical Strokes: 7
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 12

Pronunciation

Pinyin: sū
Cantonese: sou1
JapaneseKun: CHICHIZAKE
JapaneseOn: SO
Korean: SO

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: butter; flaky, crispy, light, fluffy

CE-Dict: flaky pastry/crunchy/limp/soft/silky

Soothill: Curd, butter; crisp. It is described as produced by churning milk or treating it with herbs. Milk produces 酪, then 生酥, then 熟酥, then 醍醐.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.crisp; short
2.short pastry
3.limp; weak

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: crisp; soft

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: crisp; soft

湘雅醫學專業詞典: butter

康熙字典文字版 【酉集下】【酉字部】酥
【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤孫租切，音蘇。【玉篇】酪也。【韻會】酪屬，牛羊乳爲之，牛酥差勝。【臞仙神隱書】造法，以乳入釜，煎二三沸，傾入盆內，冷定，待面結皮，取皮再煎，油出去滓，入鍋內卽成酥油。北方名馬思哥。　又【正韻】酴酥，酒名。亦藥名。　【集韻】或作𦣑𨣺𨢭。

Ding Fubao - Dictionary for Buddhist Studies (丁福保:佛學大辭典) （飲食）是牛羊等乳鑽抨成之。或以草葉藥而成之。所謂從牛出乳，從乳出酪，從酪出生酥，從生酥出熟酥，從熟酥出醍醐，而醍醐最為上藥。大智度論曰：“牛乳驢乳，其乳雖同，牛乳抨則成酥，驢乳抨則成糞。”

CF-Dict: croquant/croustillant/sablé/mou/flasque

Han-De-Dict: flockig, flockige (u.E.)/knusprig (u.E.) (Adj)