俗 (sú)
custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular
- HSK 3.1 level 7
- 9 strokes
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 谷 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“俗，習也。从人，谷聲。”
Components
- 亻 (meaning) — 亻 is a component form of 人.
- 谷 (sound)