(cuì): pure, unmixed, essence

(cuì) is a Chinese character meaning “pure.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #1720 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, grain. Its radical form (rice) appears in many related characters such as (, uncooked rice), (lèi, kind), (jīng, essence).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. pure
  2. unmixed
  3. essence

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticgrain

Decomposition: ⿰米卒 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
chún cuìpure
nà cuìNazi (loanword)
guó cuìnational essence
jīng cuìsuccinct
mín cuì zhǔ yìpopulism
nà cuì fèn zǐNazi
nà cuì zhǔ yìNazism
nà cuì dé guóNazi Germany (1933-1945)
chún cuì shù xuépure mathematics
mín cuì pàithe Narodniks, Russian populist group in the 19th century
nà cuì dǎngNazi Party
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Total compounds
0
As first character
36
As last character
64
As middle character

appears in 11 compound words: 0 as the first character, 36 as the last, and 64 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

0.67054,125 co-occurrences
chún
0.65114,982 co-occurrences
0.45226,182 co-occurrences
dǎng
0.4268,148 co-occurrences
0.3955,250 co-occurrences
0.3931,074 co-occurrences
zhàn
0.3482,196 co-occurrences
guó
0.34113,788 co-occurrences
jué
0.341228 co-occurrences
0.3221,002 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

Nàcuì DéguóHSK 7+

Nazi Germany

nàcuìzhǔyìHSK 7+

Nazism

noun

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。

cuì zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .

The character "粹" has different usages in different contexts.

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It之家Mar 2026

...板 Paper Pure 曝光,主打“纯书写”

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...Paper Pure Unveiled, Promoting "Pure Writing"

Fx168 Finance NetworkFeb 2026

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ōu lián huáng jiā mǎ dé lǐ zhǔ chǎng qiú mí shè nà cuì dòng zuò chèn sài qián bèi bǎo ān gǎn zǒu

Real Madrid's home fans were involved in Nazi actions and said they were driven away by security before the game

Tatoeba

伊隆·马斯克是纳分子。

Yīlóng Mǎsīkè shì nàcuì fēnzǐ.

Elon Musk is a Nazi.

Tatoeba

我去那个派对纯是为了交际。

Wǒqù nàge pàiduì chúncuì shì wèile jiāojì.

I attended the party just to be sociable.

Tatoeba

我纯只是喜欢交朋友。

Wǒ chúncuì zhǐshì xǐhuan jiāopéngyou.

I really just want to make friends.

Tatoeba

这里全都是语法纳党人。

Zhèlǐ quándōu shì yǔfǎ Nàcuìdǎng rén.

It's all grammar nazis up in here.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced cuì

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 粹 (cuì) mean in Chinese?
粹 (cuì) primarily means "pure." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #1720 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 粹 and 碎?
粹 (cuì) and 碎 (suì) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 米 vs 石 (same 卒 component).
How many strokes does 粹 have?
粹 is written with 14 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 粹?
The radical associated with 粹 is 米 (rice). This radical appears in many characters related to rice.
What are the components of 粹?
粹 is composed of: 米 (semantic), 卒 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰米卒 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 粹?
Common words with 粹 include: 纯粹 (chún cuì, "pure"); 纳粹 (nà cuì, "Nazi (loanword)"); 国粹 (guó cuì, "national essence"); 精粹 (jīng cuì, "succinct"); 民粹主义 (mín cuì zhǔ yì, "populism"). There are over 11 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 粹 (cuì)?
Several characters share the pronunciation cuì: 悴 (haggard), 翠 (bluish-green), 催 (to urge), 摧 (to break), and 1 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 粹 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 粹 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.