遂 (suì): to satisfy, to succeed, then, thereupon, finally, unexpectedly
遂 (suì) is a Chinese character meaning “to satisfy.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辶 (semantic). It ranks #1988 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 遂 walk. Its radical form 辶 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 边 (biān, side), 过 (guò, to pass, past), 还 (hái, still, return).
Definitions
- to satisfy
- to succeed
- then
- thereupon
- finally
- unexpectedly
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 未遂 | wèi suì | to fail to accomplish |
| 毛遂自荐 | máo suì zì jiàn | Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom) |
| 半身不遂 | bàn shēn bù suí | paralysis of one side of the body |
| 不遂 | bù suì | to fail |
| 顺遂 | shùn suì | everything is going smoothly |
| 遂心 | suì xīn | to one's liking |
| 遂愿 | suì yuàn | to have one's wish fulfilled |
| 遂心如意 | suì xīn rú yì | totally satisfying |
| 杀人未遂 | shā rén wèi suì | attempted murder |
| 径情直遂 | jìng qíng zhí suì | to achieve one's ambitions (idiom) |
| 遂意 | suì yì | to one's liking |
| 遂宁市 | suì níng shì | Suining, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3] |
| 遂平 | suì píng | see 遂平縣|遂平县[Sui4 ping2 Xian4] |
| 遂平县 | suì píng xiàn | Suiping, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhu4 ma3 dian4 Shi4], Henan |
| 毛遂 | máo suì | Mao Sui (third century BC), who proverbially offered his services to the King of Chu 楚, see 毛遂自薦|毛遂自荐[Mao2 Sui4 zi4 j... |
遂 appears in 23 compound words: 61 as the first character, 30 as the last, and 9 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 遂 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
to recommend oneself; to put oneself up for a task; to nominate oneself; to volunteer; to offer one's services
to recommend oneself; to put oneself up for a task; to nominate oneself; to volunteer; to offer one's services
Example Sentences
老师教我们遂字的发音和笔顺。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men suí zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .
The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "遂."
...引擎盖”抓诈团遭辗压 车手出狱后犯杀人未遂 判决出炉
. . . yǐn qíng gài zhuā zhà tuán zāo niǎn yā chē shǒu chū yù hòu fàn shā rén wèi suì pàn jué chū lú
...The "Hood" Fraud Ring Crushed; Driver Commits Attempted Murder After Release from Prison; Sentence Handed Down
英国官员证实 伊朗攻击印度洋英美基地未遂
yīng guó guān yuán zhèng shí yī lǎng gōng jī yìn dù yáng yīng měi jī dì wèi suì
British officials confirm that Iran's attempt to attack British and American bases in the Indian Ocean failed
...轨 泰人妻联同同事自制炸药杀“第三者”未遂遭拘捕
. . . guǐ tài rén qī lián tóng tóng shì zì zhì zhà yào shā dì sān zhě wèi suì zāo jū bǔ
... The Thai wife and her colleagues made homemade explosives and attempted to kill a "third party" and were arrested
我曾两次试图自杀未遂。
Wǒ céng liǎng cì shìtú zìshā wèisuì.
Twice I have tried to kill myself.
Character Family
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