崔 (cuī): surname Cui, (literary) (of mountains) lofty

崔 (cuī) is a Chinese character meaning “(literary) (of mountains) lofty.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 山 (structural) and 隹 (structural). It ranks #2641 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 崔 a bird 隹 faced with a mountain 山. Its radical form 山 (mountain) appears in many related characters such as 峡 (xiá, gorge), 屿 (yǔ, islet), 巅 (diān, summit).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. surname Cui
  2. (literary) (of mountains) lofty

Etymology & Origin

崔

ideographicA bird 隹 faced with a mountain 山

Decomposition: ⿱山隹 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
崔永元cuī yǒng yuánCui Yongyuan (1963-), TV presenter
崔明慧cuī míng huìChristine Choy (1964-), Chinese-American film director
崔健cuī jiànCui Jian (1961-), father of Chinese rock music
崔圭夏cuī guī xiàChoe Gyuha (1919-2006), South Korean politician, president 1979-1980
崔颢cuī hàoCui Hao (-754), Tang dynasty poet and author of poem Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼
崔巍cuī wēitall
崔嵬cuī wéistony mound
崔萤cuī yíngChoi Yeong (1316-1388), general of Korean Goryeo dynasty
崔鸿cuī hóngCui Hong, historian at the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏
崔琦cuī qíDaniel C. Tsui (1939-), Chinese-born American physicist, winner of 1998 Nobel Prize in Physics
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Total compounds
100
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As middle character

崔 appears in 10 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

中新社 记者 崔楠 摄 女子50米仰泳决赛,中国选手万乐天和汪雪儿包揽冠亚军。

zhōng xīn shè jì zhě cuī nán shè nǚ zǐ 5 0 mǐ yǎng yǒng jué sài , zhōng guó xuǎn shǒu wàn lè tiān hé wāng xuě ér bāo lǎn guàn yà jūn .

Photo by Cui Nan, China News Service. In the women’s 50-meter backstroke final, Chinese swimmers Wan Letian and Wang Xue’er took first and second place.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

本场比赛,中国队派出廖三宁、庞峥麟、王俊杰、胡金秋和崔永熙的首发阵容。

běn chǎng bǐ sài , zhōng guó duì pài chū liào sān níng , páng 峥 lín , wáng jùn jié , hú jīn qiū hé cuī yǒng xī de shǒu fā zhèn róng .

In this game, the Chinese team fielded a starting lineup of Liao Saning, Pang Zhenglin, Wang Junjie, Hu Jinqiu, and Cui Yongxi.

爱范儿Sep 2026

创始人崔渐为曾称,品牌毛利率约为 60%,价格主要受应季水果等原料成本影响。

chuàng shǐ rén cuī jiàn wéi céng chēng , pǐn pái máo lì lǜ yuē wéi 6 0 , jià gé zhǔ yào shòu yīng jì shuǐ guǒ děng yuán liào chéng běn yǐng xiǎng .

Founder Cui Jianwei has stated that the brand’s gross profit margin is approximately 60 percent, and that prices are primarily influenced by the cost of ingredients such as seasonal fruits.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

第27分钟,朝鲜队右路传中,造成中国队禁区内混战,朝鲜队球员崔国射门率先得分。

dì 2 7 fēn zhōng , cháo xiān duì yòu lù chuán zhōng , zào chéng zhōng guó duì jìn qū nèi hùn zhàn , cháo xiān duì qiú yuán cuī guó shè mén lǜ xiān dé fēn .

In the 27th minute, North Korea sent in a cross from the right wing, causing a scramble in the Chinese penalty area, and North Korean player Choi Gu-seop scored the opening goal.

中国新闻网·体育Sep 2026

来自天津滨海新区的崔先生体验了篮球、羽毛球等项目。

lái zì tiān jīn bīn hǎi xīn qū de cuī xiān shēng tǐ yàn le lán qiú , yǔ máo qiú děng xiàng mù .

Mr. Cui, from Tianjin’s Binhai New Area, tried his hand at basketball, badminton, and other sports.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 崔 (cuī) mean in Chinese?
崔 (cuī) primarily means "(literary) (of mountains) lofty." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #2641 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 崔 have?
崔 is written with 11 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 崔?
The radical associated with 崔 is 山 (mountain). This radical appears in many characters related to mountain.
What are the components of 崔?
崔 is composed of: 山 (structural), 隹 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱山隹 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 崔?
Common words with 崔 include: 崔永元 (cuī yǒng yuán, "Cui Yongyuan (1963-), TV presenter"); 崔明慧 (cuī míng huì, "Christine Choy (1964-), Chinese-American film director"); 崔健 (cuī jiàn, "Cui Jian (1961-), father of Chinese rock music"); 崔圭夏 (cuī guī xià, "Choe Gyuha (1919-2006), South Korean politician, president 1979-1980"); 崔颢 (cuī hào, "Cui Hao (-754), Tang dynasty poet and author of poem Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼"). There are over 10 compound words containing this character.
Is 崔 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 崔 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.