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酸
On'yomi
サン
SAN
Kun'yomi
す.い
sui
acid · bitterness · sour · tart
beautiful
Details
Strokes14
Frequency#1218
Radical酉wine(7)
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Component Breakdown
酸=
酉夋
wine + 夋
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of wine and phonetic. Wine being sour.
Symbolism
Sourness, oxygen, gastric acid. Represents sourness.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
辛酸甘苦
しんさんかんく
hardships and joys; tasting the sweets and bitters of life; being well-versed in the ways of the world (having seen much of life); hardships and joys
Proverbs & Idioms
酸いも甘いも噛み分ける
すいもあまいもかみわける
To know the sour and the sweet
Having experienced both hardship and joy