翠 (cuì): bluish-green, green jade
翠 (cuì) is a Chinese character meaning “bluish-green.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 羽 (semantic) and 卒 (phonetic). It ranks #2129 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 翠 wings. Its radical form 羽 (feather) appears in many related characters such as 翻 (fān, to turn over), 羽 (yǔ, feather), 耀 (yào, brilliant).
Definitions
- bluish-green
- green jade
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 翡翠noun | fěi cuì | jadeite |
| 翠绿noun | cuì lǜ | greenish-blue |
| 青翠adjective | qīng cuì | fresh and green |
| 翠鸟noun | cuì niǎo | kingfisher |
| 葱翠 | cōng cuì | fresh green |
| 派翠西亚 | pài cuì xī yà | Patricia |
| 卡斯翠 | kǎ sī cuì | Castries, capital of Saint Lucia (Tw) |
| 普通翠鸟 | pǔ tōng cuì niǎo | (bird species of China) common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| 环翠区 | huán cuì qū | Huancui, a district of Weihai City 威海市, Shandong |
| 斑头大翠鸟 | bān tóu dà cuì niǎo | (bird species of China) Blyth's kingfisher (Alcedo hercules) |
| 白领翡翠 | bái lǐng fěi cuì | (bird species of China) collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) |
| 三趾翠鸟 | sān zhǐ cuì niǎo | (bird species of China) black-backed dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca) |
| 乌翠区 | wū cuì qū | Wucui, a district of Yichun City 伊春市, Heilongjiang |
| 蓝耳翠鸟 | lán ěr cuì niǎo | (bird species of China) blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) |
| 珍珠翡翠白玉汤 | zhēn zhū fěi cuì bái yù tāng | cabbage, rice and tofu soup |
翠 appears in 31 compound words: 23 as the first character, 48 as the last, and 29 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 翠 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
了解翠字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。
le xiè cuì zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ xiè zhōng guó wén huā .
Understanding the origin of the character "翠" (Cui) helps to comprehend Chinese culture.
匡公:翠红接令打硬仗
匡 gōng : cuì hóng jiē lìng dǎ yìng zhàng
Kuang Gong: Cui Hong Takes the Reins for a Tough Battle
超越翡翠岛:圣帕特里克的凯尔特精神与大西洋海岸
chāo yuè 翡 cuì dǎo : shèng pà tè lǐ kè de kǎi ěr tè jīng shén yǔ dà xī yáng hǎi àn
Beyond the Emerald Isle: The Celtic Spirit of St. Patrick and the Atlantic Coast
赌王四太宝翠园3房6.5万租出 775万一手入市 享...
dǔ wáng sì tài bǎo cuì yuán 3 fáng 6 . 5 wàn zū chū 7 7 5 wàn yī shǒu rù shì xiǎng . . .
Gambling king Sitai Bao Cuiyuan 3 bedrooms 65,000 yuan rented out 7.75 million yuan in one hand to enjoy...
日本女偶像水宙翠自拍惊现“胸部变化”引热议 晒照澄清是因...
rì běn nǚ ǒu xiàng shuǐ zhòu cuì zì pāi jīng xiàn xiōng bù biàn huà yǐn rè yì shài zhào chéng qīng shì yīn . . .
Japanese female idol Shui Zhou Cui's selfie surprised the "breast change" to arouse heated discussions, and the photo clarification was because...
女生半年卖出800多只点翠大蟑螂,还推出苍蝇胸针、..
nǚ shēng bàn nián mài chū 8 0 0 duō zhī diǎn cuì dà 蟑 螂 , hái tuī chū cāng yíng xiōng zhēn , . .
Girls sold more than 800 big cockroaches in half a year, and also launched fly brooches、..
春天的时候，新竹城外的竹林特别翠绿。
Chūntiān de shíhou, Xīnzhú chéngwài de zhúlín tèbié cuìlǜ.
In spring, the bamboo grove outside Hsinchu City is especially green.
Character Family
羽 Radical Family — Characters sharing the feather radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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