懂中文 Dong Chinese

芮

ruì

tiny

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 内 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

内 sound component

内  Sound component

nèi

  

inside

Evolution

芮 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
芮 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
芮 Clerical script Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
芮 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

芮  

ruì

tiny, small; water's edge; small

芮  

Ruì

surname Rui

Most common words with 芮
Freq.
Word
Meaning

芮

surname Rui

芮城

Ruicheng county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yùn​chéng], Shanxi

芮城县

Ruicheng county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yùn​chéng], Shanxi

芮氏

Richter (scale)