(suì)

HSK 7-912 strokes
Readingssuìsuí

used in 半身不遂[ban4 shen1 bu4 sui2]

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
suì / suí
Meaning
used in 半身不遂[ban4 shen1 bu4 sui2]; Taiwan pr. [sui4]
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶⿱丷豕

In this compound, the meaning comes from (walk); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write step by step

12 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.

suì

to fail; to fail to materialize; not to get one's way

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wèisuì

to fail to accomplish; unsuccessful (attempt); abortive (coup d'état); atte…

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máosuì

Mao Sui (third century BC), who proverbially offered his services to the Ki…

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paralysis of one side of the body

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to achieve one's ambitions (idiom)

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Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom); to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui of…

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suìníng

see 遂宁市

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Suining, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]

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