suì
ear of grain
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 穗
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
fringe | ||
ear of wheat | ||
rice ear | ||
bunch (of grapes) | ||
scion (branch or bud that is grafted onto rootstock) |
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*s.[ɢ]ʷi[t]-s | zwijH | suì | ear of grain |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
3378th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 17 |
Unicode | U+7A57 |
Shuowen | “,禾成秀也,人所以收。从禾、爪。穗,或从禾,惠聲。” |
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