ruì
adjective #1,534

Meanings

  1. 1 auspicious
  2. 2 lucky
  3. 3 propitious

Examples

Ruìxuě zhào fēngnián.
A timely snow promises a good harvest.
Zhè shì yí gè ruìzhào.
This is an auspicious sign.
Tā de míngzi lǐ yǒu yí gè ruì zì.
His name contains the character 'rui'.

Tips

usage
is very common in Chinese names because of its auspicious meaning. It also appears in 瑞士 (Ruìshì, Switzerland) and 瑞典 (Ruìdiǎn, Sweden) as a phonetic transliteration.
memory
The (jade) radical on the left suggests precious stones — jade was considered the most auspicious material in ancient China.

Stroke Order

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