(cuī)

11 strokes

surname Cui

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
cuī
Meaning
surname Cui
Strokes
11
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱山隹

A bird 隹 faced with a mountain 山

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

cuījiàn

Cui Jian (1961-), father of Chinese rock music

Open 崔健 page →
cuīwéi

Cui Wei (1912-1979), actor, dramatist and movie director

Open 崔嵬 page →
cuīwēi

tall; towering

Open 崔巍 page →

Cui Yongyuan (1963-), TV presenter

Open 崔永元 page →

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