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维生素

Traditional: 維生素

wéi shēng sù

HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

wéi shēng sù · wai4 sang1 sou3 (Jyutping)

  1. vitamin

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

维

Meaning
maintain, preserve, safeguard
Radical
纟
Strokes
11
Components
⿰纟隹
Cangjie
VMOG
Four-corner
2011

生

Meaning
life, living, lifetime; birth
Radical
生
Strokes
5
Components
⿻一土
Cangjie
HQM
Four-corner
2510.0

素

Meaning
white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
Radical
糸
Strokes
10
Components
⿱龶糸
Cangjie
QMVIF
Four-corner
5090.3

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