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翠
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emerald green

HSK 7 N1
Abstract →Colors
cuì
スイ
かわせみ、みどり
취
Phonosemantic compound. 羽 represents the meaning and 卒 represents the sound.
Components
羽 feathers+ 卒 foot soldier =
翠 emerald green
羽 Meaning component
yǔ feathers
feather, plume
卒 Phonetic component
zú foot soldier
variant of 卒[zú]
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Notes
Similar Characters
塌 fall down溻 wet褟 inner shirt or singlet蹋 tread遢 negligent鳎 sole (simp)扇 fan榻 cot羿 legendary archer翁 elderly man翅 fins翊 assist翎 plume翔 soar翕 agree (iii)翘 turn up (simp)翟 pheasant翡 emerald翥 off翦 scissors
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
翠
Regular
Modern
Chinese
翠 [cuì]
bluish-green; green jade
Japanese
緑 、 翠 (rare) みどり 同音

noun

  1. green
  2. greenery; verdure
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
あなたは緑と青を見分けることができますか。
Can you tell green from blue?
東京ミッドタウンは緑がいっぱい！
There's a lot of greenery in Tokyo Midtown!
Japanese Names
翠 あきら
Akira female given name
翠 あさぎ
Asagi female given name
翠 すい
Sui female given name
翠 ひすい
Hisui female given name
翠 みす
Misu surname
翠 みずほ
Mizuho female given name
翠 みどり
Midori female given namesurname
翠 みなみ
Minami female given name
CHINESE WORDS (51)
翡翠 [fěi​cuì] #16,439
jadeite
翠绿 [cuì​lǜ] #33,510
greenish-blue
翠绿 [cuì​lǜ] #33,510
greenish-blue
青翠 [qīng​cuì] #49,262
fresh and green
苍翠 [cāng​cuì] #38,376
verdant
苍翠 [cāng​cuì] #38,376
verdant
翠鸟 [cuì​niǎo] #55,372
kingfisher
翠鸟 [cuì​niǎo] #55,372
kingfisher
苍松翠柏 [cāng​sōng​cuì​bǎi] #52,377
evergreen pine and cypress (idiom); steadfast nobility
苍松翠柏 [cāng​sōng​cuì​bǎi] #52,377
evergreen pine and cypress (idiom); steadfast nobility
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JAPANESE WORDS (19)
⭐ 緑 [みどり] #2,197
green
⭐ 緑色 [みどりいろ] #4,747
green
川蝉 [かわせみ] #19,555
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
翡翠色 [ひすいいろ] #33,920
jade green
翠玉 [すいぎょく] #61,557
emerald
翠緑 [すいりょく] #81,674
green (esp. of trees, rocks, etc.)
蒼翠 [そうすい] #133,206
blue-green
翠微 [すいび] #158,686
approx. 80% of the way up a mountainside
翠松 [すいしょう] #231,496
verdant pine
翠嵐 [すいらん] #240,371
the sense of being engulfed in a green, mountainous atmosphere
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KOREAN WORDS (2)
비취
jade
비취색
jade green; color of jade