隋 - Dong Chinese dictionary

suí

Sui dynasty

shred sacrificial meat

Phonosemantic compound. 隓 represents the sound and ⺼ represents the meaning.

Components

huī, duò

destroy

⺼ Meaning component

ròu

meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

⺼ hints at the original meaning of 隋, "shred sacrificial meat", which is no longer the most common meaning of 隋 in modern Mandarin.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

suí

Sui dynasty; surname

Suí

the Sui dynasty (581-617 AD); surname Sui

Most common words with 隋

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	隋	surname Sui
	隋朝	Sui dynasty (581-617)
	隋炀帝	Emperor Yang of Sui (569-618), said to have murdered his father and brother to seize the throne, reigned 604-618
	隋文帝	first Sui emperor (541-604) Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604

Component uses

Sound component in 5 characters (2 verified)

Remnant component in 1 character (1 verified)

Historical pronunciation