雖
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虽
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Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 唯 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "type of lizard". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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雖
Bronze
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
雖
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
雖
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
雖
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
雖
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
雖
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
雖
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
雖
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
雖
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
虽 / 雖 [suī]
although; even though
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (14)
虽然 [suīrán] #629
although
虽说 [suīshuō] #9,419
though
虽是 [suīshì] #10,669
although
虽则 [suīzé] #42,311
nevertheless
虽败犹荣 [suībàiyóuróng] #46,447
honorable even in defeat (idiom)
虽死犹生 [suīsǐyóushēng] #64,320
lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom); still with us in spirit
虽死犹荣 [suīsǐyóuróng] #68,102
lit. although dead, also honored; died a glorious death
秤砣虽小压千斤 [chèngtuósuīxiǎoyāqiānjīn] #74,401
although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶 [mǔdansuīhǎo, quánzhànglǜyèfú]
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持 [mǔdansuīhǎo, quánzhànglǜyèfúchí]
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.
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JAPANESE WORDS (5)
雖も [いえども] #61,853
even though
当たらずといえども遠からず [あたらずといえどもとおからず] #91,051
not exactly correct, but pretty close to it
と雖も [といえども]
even though
嘉肴ありと雖も食らわずんばその旨きを知らず [かこうありといえどもくらわずんばそのうまきをしらず]
one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study
靴新しと雖も首に加えず [くつあたらしといえどもくびにくわえず]
there must be a clear distinction between the upper and lower classes