1. adjective plain; white
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 白色的 (CCD '素' 1; Guoyu '素' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '素' 2, p. 433; Unihan '素'; XHZD '素' 1)
  2. noun vegetarian food
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Food and Drink
    Notes: Also, not containing onion, garlic, or leek (CCD '素' 3; Guoyu '素' n 5; Kroll 2015 '素' 3, p. 433; Unihan '素'; XHZD '素' 3)
  3. noun element
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Chemistry
    Notes: (CCD '素' 5; Guoyu '素' n 2)
  4. noun a letter written on white silk
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '素' n 3)
  5. adjective original; former; native
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CCD '素' 4; Guoyu '素' adj 3; Kroll 2015 '素' 2a, p. 433; Unihan '素'; XHZD '素' 2)
  6. adverb normally; usually; always
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CCD '素' 6; Guoyu '素' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '素' 5, p. 433; Unihan '素'; XHZD '素' 4)
  7. noun plain silk; white silk
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Used for writing (Guoyu '素' n 1; Kroll 2015 '素' 4, p. 433; XHZD '素' 5)
  8. adjective simple
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 朴素; for example, in the ”Thousand Character Classic” 敦素 'honest and simple' (CCD '素' 2; Guoyu '素' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '素' 2, p. 433; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 2310)
  9. noun the actual situation
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 真情 (Guoyu '素' n 4)
  10. adverb in vain; for nothing
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 平白 (Guoyu '素' adv 1)
  11. noun beige; the color of plain silk
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '素' 1, p. 433)
  12. adjective worthy but with no official position
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '素' 2b, p. 433)
  13. adjective fundamental
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '素' 2c, p. 433)
  14. noun a cloud carriage
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Taoism
    Notes: Used to carry divinities in Taoist mythology (Kroll 2015 '素' 2d, p. 433)
  15. noun jasmine
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In 素馨花 (Kroll 2015 '素' 6, p. 433; Guoyu '素馨')

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