粹 (cuì): pure; unmixed

Meanings

他纯粹是来帮忙的，不是为钱。

Tā chúncuì shì lái bāngmáng de, búshì wèi qián.

He came purely to help, not for money.

这本集子汇集了唐诗的精粹。

Zhè běn jízi huìjí le Tángshī de jīngcuì.

This collection gathers the essence of Tang poetry.

usage

粹 means pure or the finest part. Common words: 纯粹 (pure / purely), 精粹 (essence), 国粹 (national cultural treasures).

radical

米 mǐ

rice; grain

The rice radical 米 gives 粹 its core image: cleanly hulled rice with nothing mixed in, hence 'pure'.

phonetic

卒 zú

soldier; to finish

卒 supplies the sound element (drifted from zú to cuì) and carries no meaning here, working as the phonetic part.

粹 cuì