Chinese symbol for “consistently”
素来
sù lái
Traditional: 素來
consistently; always (in the past and now)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for consistently is 素来 (sù lái), defined as: consistently; always (in the past and now).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 素来.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 因素 | yīn sù | element; factor |
| 素质 (素質) | sù zhì | inner quality; basic essence |
| 元素 | yuán sù | element (key component of sth); (chemistry) element |
| 要素 | yào sù | essential factor; key constituent |
| 素材 | sù cái | source material (in literature and art) |
| 维生素 (維生素) | wéi shēng sù | vitamin |
| 起来 (起來) | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 出来 (出來) | chū lái | to come out; to appear |
See also: Japanese symbol for “consistently”.
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.