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祟

suì
noun #73,305

Meanings

  1. 1 evil influence; ghostly mischief
  2. 2 shady scheme; underhanded action (in 鬼鬼祟祟)

Examples

两个人在外面鬼鬼祟祟的。
Liǎng gè rén zài wàimiàn guǐguǐsuìsuì de.
Two men were sneaking around outside, acting suspiciously.
原来是他在暗中作祟。
Yuánlái shì tā zài ànzhōng zuòsuì.
It turned out he was the one secretly stirring up trouble.

Tips

usage
Common in 鬼鬼祟祟 (guǐguǐsuìsuì, sneaky, furtive) and 作祟 (zuòsuì), which originally meant a ghost causing harm and now means some hidden factor secretly causing trouble.

Components

radical
示 shì
altar; spirits
示 at the bottom is the spirit radical, originally an altar. It links the character to gods and ghosts: a ghost emerging is the source of the curse.
semantic
出 chū
to come out
出 (chū, to come out) sits on top. The character pictures a spirit coming out to make mischief, so this part supplies the action.

Stroke Order

祟 suì