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粹
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unmixed

HSK 7
Nature →Plants →Grasses
cuì
スイ
いき
수
Phonosemantic compound. 米 represents the meaning and 卒 represents the sound.
Components
米 rice+ 卒 foot soldier =
粹 unmixed
米 Meaning component
mǐ rice
hulled or husked uncooked rice
卒 Phonetic component
zú foot soldier
variant of 卒[zú]
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Notes
Similar Characters
奥 obscure (simp)奧 of great depth (trad)屎 excrement料 material暴 violent粥 porridge粪 manure (simp)糞 dung (trad)鬻 child龹 to roll rice into ball匊 handful (iii)氣 spirit (trad)竊 pilfer (trad)籴 purchase (simp)籼 long-grained rice (simp)籽 seed粉 powder粑 tsamba粒 grain粕 lees
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
粹
Regular
Modern
Chinese
粹 [cuì]
pure; unmixed; essence
Japanese
粋 いき 同音

adj-na

  1. chic; smart; stylish; tasteful; refined; sophisticated (also written as 意気)
  2. understanding; considerate; thoughtful; sensible
  3. familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
粋 すい 同音

noun

  1. essence; the best; cream

adj-na

  1. chic; smart; stylish; tasteful; refined; sophisticated
  2. considerate; understanding; thoughtful; tactful
  3. familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
今日の格好はとっても粋ですね。
You're looking snappy today.
どうせ日本文化の粋などは連中には絶対わかるまい。
They'll never truly understand the essence of Japanese culture anyway.
CHINESE WORDS (20)
纯粹 [chún​cuì] #4,458
pure
纯粹 [chún​cuì] #4,458
pure
纳粹 [Nà​cuì] #4,644
Nazi (loanword)
纳粹 [Nà​cuì] #4,644
Nazi (loanword)
精粹 [jīng​cuì] #35,676
succinct
纳粹党 [Nà​cuì​dǎng] #50,199
Nazi Party
纳粹党 [Nà​cuì​dǎng] #50,199
Nazi Party
民粹派 [Mín​cuì​pài] #64,870
the Narodniks, Russian populist group in the 19th century
国粹 [guó​cuì]
national essence
国粹 [guó​cuì]
national essence
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
순수 #17,947
purity