Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
Chinese to English Dictionary
塑
sù
Description
这个字常用来说用泥土或别的东西做成一个形状，比如做人像。
This character is often used to describe shaping something with clay or other materials, such as making a human figure.
它多用在"塑料"、"雕塑"这些词里。
It is mostly used in words like "塑料" (plastic) and "雕塑" (sculpture).
Meanings
塑sù
to model or mold (a figure)
他用泥土塑了一个小人。
He molded a little figure out of clay.
塑造sùzào
to shape or portray (a character, image)
这本书塑造了一个好人。
This book portrays a good person.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
originally means shaping soft clay by hand into a form.
- Nuance
rarely used alone; almost always in compounds like 塑料 or 雕塑.
Images