穗 (suì): abbr. for Guangzhou 廣州|广州, ear of grain, tassel, fringe
穗 (suì) is a Chinese character meaning “ear of grain.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 禾 (semantic) and 惠 (phonetic). It ranks #4023 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 穗 grain. Its radical form 禾 (grain) appears in many related characters such as 种 (zhǒng, seed), 科 (kē, branch of study), 稍 (shāo, somewhat).
Definitions
- abbr. for Guangzhou 廣州|广州
- ear of grain
- tassel
- fringe
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 麦穗noun | mài suì | ear of wheat |
| 稻穗noun | dào suì | rice ear |
| 金头穗鹛 | jīn tóu suì méi | (bird species of China) golden babbler (Cyanoderma chrysaeum) |
| 黑头穗鹛 | hēi tóu suì méi | (bird species of China) grey-throated babbler (Stachyris nigriceps) |
| 红头穗鹛 | hóng tóu suì méi | (bird species of China) rufous-capped babbler (Cyanoderma ruficeps) |
| 三穗县 | sān suì xiàn | Sansui, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 Miao2 zu2 ... |
| 果穗 | guǒ suì | ear (of corn or sorghum etc) |
| 三穗proper-noun | sān suì | see 三穗縣|三穗县 |
| 齐眉穗儿 | qí méi suì r | bangs (hair) |
| 接穗noun | jiē suì | scion (branch or bud that is grafted onto rootstock) |
| 红额穗鹛 | hóng é suì méi | (bird species of China) rufous-fronted babbler (Cyanoderma rufifrons) |
| 黑颏穗鹛 | hēi kē suì méi | (bird species of China) black-chinned babbler (Cyanoderma pyrrhops) |
| 弄岗穗鹛 | nòng gǎng suì méi | (bird species of China) Nonggang babbler (Stachyris nonggangensis) |
| 抽穗 | chōu suì | (of cereal crops) to put forth ears |
| 谷穗noun | gǔ suì | ear of grain |
穗 appears in 20 compound words: 10 as the first character, 45 as the last, and 45 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
爱知·名古屋亚运会开幕式将于9月19日在名古屋的瑞穗公园田径场举行。
ài zhī míng gǔ wū yà yùn huì kāi mù shì jiāng yú 9 yuè 1 9 rì zài míng gǔ wū de ruì suì gōng yuán tián jìng chǎng jǔ xíng .
The opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will be held on September 19 at the Mizuho Park Track and Field Stadium in Nagoya.
但菜穗子收到了一封哥哥寄来的明信片,拜托她调查一下“玛丽亚何时回家”这件事。
dàn cài suì zǐ shōu dào le yī fēng gē gē jì lái de míng xìn piàn , bài tuō tā diào chá yī xià mǎ lì yà hé shí huí jiā zhè jiàn shì .
But Saeko received a postcard from her brother, asking her to find out “when Maria is coming home.”
一帧藏百年匠心:《中国动画100年》专场推介在穗举行
yī zhēn zàng bǎi nián jiàng xīn : zhōng guó dòng huà 1 0 0 nián zhuān chǎng tuī jiè zài suì jǔ xíng
A Century of Craftsmanship in a Single Frame: Special Presentation on “100 Years of Chinese Animation” Held in Guangzhou
“芒”字本义指草尖、麦穗顶端的细刺锋芒。
máng zì běn yì zhǐ cǎo jiān , mài suì dǐng duān de xì cì fēng máng .
The original meaning of the character “芒” refers to the sharp points at the tips of grass blades or wheat ears.
芒种时节,麦穗飘香,河北3300多万亩冬小麦自南向北陆续成熟。
máng zhǒng shí jié , mài suì piāo xiāng , hé běi 3 3 0 0 duō wàn mǔ dōng xiǎo mài zì nán xiàng běi lù xù chéng shú .
During the Grain in Ear solar term, the air is filled with the fragrance of wheat ears, and more than 33 million mu of winter wheat in Hebei are ripening successively from south to north.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 禾 (grain) component
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