熟

shú

adjective HSK 2 #2,621

Meanings

1 ripe; cooked
2 familiar
3 skilled

Characters

ripe; cooked; familiar

Examples

这个苹果熟了。

Zhège píngguǒ shú le.

This apple is ripe.

我跟他很熟。

Wǒ gēn tā hěn shú.

I know him very well.

饭做熟了。

Fàn zuò shú le.

The food is cooked.

Tips

usage

熟 has three main uses: 1) ripe (fruit), 2) cooked (food), 3) familiar/well-acquainted (people). 熟人 (shúrén) means 'acquaintance'.

mistakes

Also pronounced shóu in some dialects, but standard Mandarin uses shú for all meanings.

Stroke Order

熟 shú