Chinese symbol for “acquainted”
熟
shú
ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled
The closest CC-CEDICT match for acquainted is 熟 (shú), defined as: ripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted; experienced; skilled; (of sleep etc) deep; profound; also pr. [shou2].
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 熟.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成熟 | chéng shú | mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen |
| 熟悉 | shú xī | to be familiar with; to know well |
| 熟练 (熟練) | shú liàn | practiced; proficient |
| 熟知 | shú zhī | to be well acquainted with |
| 熟人 | shú rén | acquaintance; friend |
| 熟女 | shú nǚ | stylish and confident middle-aged woman |
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.