爽 — Chinese character
爽
shuǎng
crisp, refreshing; candid, frank; pleased, happy
- Pinyin
- shuǎng
- Radical
- 89 ⽘ (Double X)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 大 爻 爻
- Formation
- ideographic — A person 大 breathing lots of fresh air 爻
- Japanese
- 爽 as a kanji
Common words with 爽
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不爽 | bù shuǎng | not well; out of sorts |
| 凉爽 (涼爽) | liáng shuǎng | cool and refreshing |
| 清爽 | qīng shuǎng | fresh and cool; relaxed |
| 爽快 | shuǎng kuai | refreshed; rejuvenated |
| 豪爽 | háo shuǎng | outspoken and straightforward; forthright |
| 爽约 (爽約) | shuǎng yuē | to miss an appointment; to break an appointment |
| 爽朗 | shuǎng lǎng | clear and bright (of weather); straightforward |
| 爽口 | shuǎng kǒu | fresh and tasty |
| 屡试不爽 (屢試不爽) | lǚ shì bù shuǎng | well-tried; time-tested |
| 神清气爽 (神清氣爽) | shén qīng qì shuǎng | (idiom) full of vitality; relaxed and alert |
| 直爽 | zhí shuǎng | straightforward; outspoken |
| 干爽 (乾爽) | gān shuǎng | dry and clean; clear and fresh |
English words written with 爽
爽 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Zhuangzi 1
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.