熟

cooked, familiar, skilled

熟 is composed of 孰 (who) and the radical 火 (fire). 孰 depicts a person offering sacrifices at an ancestral temple, and its original meaning is cooked food. However, as 孰 developed other meanings, the character 熟 was separately created to take the place of that original sense.

Vocabulary of 熟

  • 熟人 (acquaintance)
  • 熟客 (frequent visitor)
  • 熟睡 (sleeping soundly)

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