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cuǐ

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cuǐ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cuǐ | cui3
English translation
brillance; luster; to shine

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About cuǐ

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

cuǐ

Contains the radical

Wáng

Part of speech

Status word / 状态词 Zhuàngtài cí

Learning hint

jade

Etymology of cuǐ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

王崔

Semantic compound

Wáng

Phonetic compound

cuī

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Example sentences using cuǐ

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Jīn yín 珐琅 fà láng 装饰品 zhuāng shì pǐn dōu 制造 zhìzào 空前 kōng qián de 璀璨夺目 cuǐ càn duó mù .

Gold, silver, and enamelled work were done with an unprecedented brilliance.

Words with cuǐ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
璀璨 cuǐ càn bright璀璨 cuǐ càn
璀璨夺目 cuǐ càn duó mù dazzling (idiom)璀璨奪目
cuǐ luster of gems cuǐ

cuǐ Decomposition & Compounds

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