瑞 (ruì): lucky, auspicious, propitious
瑞 (ruì) is a Chinese character meaning “lucky.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 王 (semantic) and 耑 (phonetic). It ranks #1324 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 瑞 jade. Its radical form 王 (jade) appears in many related characters such as 玩 (wán, to play), 现 (xiàn, to appear), 班 (bān, team).
Definitions
- lucky
- auspicious
- propitious
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 杰瑞 | jié ruì | Jerry or Gerry (name) |
| 瑞士proper-noun | ruì shì | Switzerland |
| 瑞典proper-noun | ruì diǎn | Sweden |
| 委内瑞拉proper-noun | wěi nèi ruì lā | Venezuela |
| 瑞丽proper-noun | ruì lì | see 瑞麗市|瑞丽市 |
| 瑞安proper-noun | ruì ān | see 瑞安市 |
| 瑞典语proper-noun | ruì diǎn yǔ | Swedish (language) |
| 阿瑞斯proper-noun | ā ruì sī | Ares, Greek god of war |
| 巴瑞 | bā ruì | (name) Barry |
| 瑞香 | ruì xiāng | winter daphne (Daphne odora) |
| 海瑞 | hǎi ruì | Hai Rui (1514-1587), Ming politician, famous for honesty and integrity |
| 瑞尔noun | ruì ěr | riel (Cambodian currency) |
| 哈莉·贝瑞 | hā lì · bèi ruì | Halle Berry (1966-), US actress |
| 瑞士人noun | ruì shì rén | Swiss (person) |
| 瑞典人noun | ruì diǎn rén | Swede |
瑞 appears in 68 compound words: 47 as the first character, 26 as the last, and 26 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 瑞 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
Example Sentences
瑞字在日常生活中使用频率较低。
ruì zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .
The character "瑞" is not frequently used in daily life.
7张图表说明LGBTIQ在瑞士各方面的情况
7 zhāng tú biǎo shuō míng L G B T I Q zài ruì shì gè fāng miàn de qíng kuàng
7 charts illustrating LGBTIQ in Switzerland in all its aspects
瑞士同性恋群体担心仇视情绪反弹
ruì shì tóng xìng liàn qún tǐ dān xīn qiú shì qíng xù fǎn dàn
The Swiss gay community fears a backlash of hatred
路透:中美代表团24日瑞士会晤 讨论核军控问题
lù tòu : zhōng měi dài biǎo tuán 2 4 rì ruì shì huì wù tǎo lùn hé jūn kòng wèn tí
Reuters: Chinese and US delegations met in Switzerland on the 24th to discuss nuclear arms control
阿曼:美伊26日再次瑞士谈判 伊朗外长:核问题仍可能外交解决
ā 曼 : měi yī 2 6 rì zài cì ruì shì tán pàn yī lǎng wài cháng : hé wèn tí réng kě néng wài jiāo jiě jué
Oman: The United States and Iran held talks again in Switzerland on the 26th Iranian Foreign Minister: The nuclear issue may still be resolved diplomatically
冬奥/越野滑雪收官战:瑞典名将安德松女子50公里夺金
dōng ào yuè yě huá xuě shōu guān zhàn : ruì diǎn míng jiāng ān dé sōng nǚ zǐ 5 0 gōng lǐ duó jīn
Winter Olympics/Cross-country Skiing Finale: Sweden's Andersson won gold in the women's 50km
游客到瑞士欣赏阿尔卑斯山。
Yóukè dào Ruìshì xīnshǎng ā'ěrbēisī shān.
Visitors to Switzerland admire the Alps.
瑞士人消耗不少啤酒。
Ruìshìrén xiāohào bù shǎo píjiǔ.
The Swiss consume a large amount of beer.
斯德哥尔摩是瑞典的首都。
Sīdégē'ěrmó shì Ruìdiǎn de shǒudū.
Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.
在希腊神话中，阿瑞斯是战争之神。
Zài Xīlà shénhuà zhōng, āruìsī shì zhànzhēng zhī shén.
In Greek mythology, Ares was the god of war.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 王 (jade) component
Homophones — Characters pronounced ruì
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