About
The character 孰 (shú) combines 享 (a temple or offering) with 丮 (a person with both hands outstretched), depicting an offering of food at a temple; its original meaning is "offer sacrifice". This is the ancestral form of 熟 (shú), which later added the fire radical (灬) to specify cooking. Though the right side now resembles 丸, it was originally 丮. Early on, 孰 was phonetically loaned as an interrogative pronoun in classical Chinese, meaning "who", "which", or "what", used to ask for a choice among individuals or options. While largely replaced in modern speech, it persists in fixed literary expressions such as 孰是孰非 (shú shì shú fēi), "who is right and who is wrong".
Etymology Hide
Example Sentences Hide
孰能回答这个问题？
孰不知这个道理？
苹果与橘子，孰更美味？
学习与工作，孰更重要？
如此结果，孰能预料？
我不知道孰应该获得奖励。
在众多选项中，孰是最佳选择？
面对复杂局势，孰能保持冷静并做出正确决策？
Example Words
Report an issue
Flag incorrect definitions, examples, etymology, etc.