How is 酸 pronounced?

酸 is pronounced “suān” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 酸?

酸 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 酸?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 酸 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 4adjectivenoun

酸

suān

酸 (suān) means “sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

这个很酸。

Zhège hěn suān.

This is very acidic.

Words containing 酸

酸奶suān nǎiyogurt 酸甜苦辣suān tián kǔ làsour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot; fig. the joys and sorrows of life

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Frequently asked questions

What does 酸 mean?: 酸 (suān) means “sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid”. It is an HSK 4 word.
How is 酸 pronounced?: 酸 is pronounced “suān” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 酸?: 酸 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 酸?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 酸 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27