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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
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Words with 熟 285 total
to promote ripening of fruit催熟cuī shúto sound familiar · familiar-sounding耳熟ěr shúto look familiar · familiar-looking面熟miàn shúripening in autumn (of crops)秋熟qiū shúto know sth fluently · well-versed熟谙shú āncooked food (ready to eat)熟菜shú cài(of wine, cheese, beef etc) to age; to mature熟成shú chéngcultivated land · in Chinese medicine, preparation from rhizome of Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa)熟地shú dìto cure · to mature熟化shú huàabandoned land熟荒shú huāng
Idioms with 熟 29 total Chain
underripe · half-cooked · (fig.) not mastered (of a technique) · clumsy · halting半生不熟bàn shēng bù shóuwhat's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)耳熟能详ěr shú néng xiángwhen the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time瓜熟蒂落guā shú dì luòlit. 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 shúlit. 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 shúlit. 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
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