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粹

cuì
adjective #47,671

Meanings

  1. 1 pure; unmixed
  2. 2 essence; the best part

Examples

HSK 6
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.
HSK 7-9
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.

Tips

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

Components

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.

Stroke Order

粹 cuì