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suǐ

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suǐ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
suǐ | sui3
English translation
substance, essence; bone marrow

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About suǐ

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Number of strokes

21

Traditional form

suǐ

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Isolated morpheme / 语素 yǔ sù Yǔsù

Learning hint

bone

Etymology of suǐ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

suí

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Example sentences using suǐ

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寒风扑面 pū miàn ,冷彻 suǐ .

An icy wind bit our faces.

jīng zhuàng 中柱 de suǐ 显得 xiǎnde 强健 qiáng jiàn , xiàng hòu Jué 组织 zǔzhī .

The pith of this stemlike stele appears rather strongly like collenchyma tissue.

每个 rén jiē 无所不能 wú suǒ bù néng 这一理念 lǐ niàn 已经 yǐjīng 成为 chéngwéi 电视广告 de 精髓 jīng suǐ

The idea that we can be whatever we want has become the stuff of television commercials.

痛苦 tòngkǔ 深彻骨髓 gǔ suǐ

Waves of misery penetrated every pore.

这次改编 gǎi biān 非常 fēicháng hǎo de 抓住 zhuā zhù le 库尔 Kù ěr · féng nèi 小说 xiǎoshuō de 精髓 jīng suǐ

This adaptation perfectly captures the spirit of Kurt Vonnegut's novel.

Words with suǐ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
骨髓 gǔ suǐ bone marrow (medulla ossea)骨髓 gǔ suǐ
精髓 jīng suǐ marrow精髓 jīng suǐ
脊髓 jǐ suǐ spinal cord脊髓 jǐ suǐ
suǐ marrow suǐ
脑髓 nǎo suǐ brain tissue腦髓
牙髓 yá suǐ tooth pulp牙髓 yá suǐ
脊髓灰质炎 jǐ suǐ huī zhì yán poliomyelitis脊髓灰質炎
髓鞘 suǐ qiào myelin sheath (membrane surrounding axon of nerve cell)髓鞘 suǐ qiào
延髓 yán suǐ medulla oblongata (the lower half of the brainstem)延髓 yán suǐ
脊髓炎 jǐ suǐ yán myelitis脊髓炎 jǐ suǐ yán
玉髓 yù suǐ agate玉髓 yù suǐ
神髓 shén suǐ lit. spirit and marrow神髓 shén suǐ
红骨髓 hóng gǔ suǐ red bone marrow (myeloid tissue)紅骨髓
真髓 zhēn suǐ the real essence (of the matter)真髓 zhēn suǐ
黄骨髓 huáng gǔ suǐ yellow or fatty bone marrow黃骨髓
沦肌浃髓 lún jī jiā suǐ moved to the core淪肌浹髓

suǐ Decomposition & Compounds

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