素

• 拼音: sù
• 汉字拆解: 素 = 糸 (silk/thread radical) + 垂 (to hang down) — originally raw undyed silk; extended to plain, unadorned, vegetarian

含义

Plain and unadorned; simple in its natural state; vegetarian (of food, containing no meat); also used as an adverb meaning 'always,' 'ordinarily,' or 'from the outset.'

A versatile character functioning across multiple registers. In aesthetics, 素 describes understated elegance (素雅). In dietary contexts, it means vegetarian (素食, 吃素). As an adverb in formal or literary language, it means 'habitually' or 'from the beginning' (素来, 素不相识, 素以…著称). Common in literary Chinese and formal modern usage across diverse contexts.

例句

1. 这位画家的作品以素雅著称，用极简的线条和留白表达了深邃的意境，令观者在宁静中感受到震撼人心的艺术力量。
2. 出于对健康与环保的双重关切，她已坚持素食近十年，日常饮食以新鲜蔬菜、豆腐和全谷物为主。
3. 他素来不善言辞，即便内心情感深沉，也往往只以沉默和实际行动来表达对家人深厚的关怀与支持。

用法指南

语境: aesthetics, food, literature, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 她的穿着一向素净，不追求华丽的装饰，以简洁的色彩和干净的线条展现出一种从容而充满自信的个人气质。(Her dressing was always simple and understated — eschewing ornate decoration, she expressed a composed and confident personal style through clean colours and uncluttered lines.)
• 这座庭院的布局极为素雅，以白墙、灰瓦和几株修剪整齐的翠竹构成了一个静谧清幽、令人心旷神怡的私家空间。(The courtyard's layout was wonderfully understated — white walls, grey tiles, and a few neatly trimmed bamboo plants forming a quiet, refreshing private space that settled the mind.)

错误说法

• 素 作'一向'解时属书面文言用法 — 不说'我素不知道这件事'在随意口语中；日常表达'一直不知道'用 一直 或 从来

起源与历史

素 = 糸 (silk thread radical) + 垂 (to hang down) — originally referred to undyed white silk; extended to mean plain, simple, unadorned

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal