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), 丷 (structural) and 豕 (phonetic). 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).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to satisfy
  2. to succeed
  3. then
  4. thereupon
  5. finally
  6. unexpectedly

Etymology & Origin

遂

pictophoneticwalk

Decomposition: ⿺辶⿱丷豕 (layout: surround-from-lower-left)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
未遂verbwèi suìto fail to accomplish
毛遂自荐phrasemáo suì zì jiànMao Sui recommends himself (idiom)
半身不遂nounbàn shēn bù suíparalysis of one side of the body
不遂verbbù suìto fail
顺遂adjectiveshùn suìeverything is going smoothly
遂心adjectivesuì xīnto one's liking
遂愿verbsuì yuànto have one's wish fulfilled
遂心如意suì xīn rú yìtotally satisfying
杀人未遂shā rén wèi suìattempted murder
径情直遂phrasejìng qíng zhí suìto achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
遂意adjectivesuì yìto one's liking
遂宁市suì níng shìSuining, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省
遂平suì píngsee 遂平縣|遂平县
遂平县suì píng xiànSuiping, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市, Henan
毛遂máo suìMao 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...
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Total compounds
61
As first character
30
As last character
9
As middle character

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.

杀shā
0.4251,607 co-occurrences
未wèi
0.4247,194 co-occurrences
乞qǐ
0.387436 co-occurrences
矣yǐ
0.379458 co-occurrences
宁níng
0.3741,576 co-occurrences
诬wū
0.363112 co-occurrences
寝qǐn
0.345114 co-occurrences
贼zéi
0.343196 co-occurrences
渝yú
0.342144 co-occurrences
奔bēn
0.341412 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (4)

半身不遂bànshēn bùsuíHSK 7+

hemiplegia; paralysis of one side of the body

noun
径情直遂jìngqíngzhísuìHSK 7+

as smoothly as one would wish

phrase
毛遂自荐máosuìzìjiànHSK 7+

to recommend oneself; to put oneself up for a task; to nominate oneself; to volunteer; to offer one's services

phrase
遂心如意suì xīn rú yìHSK 7+

totally satisfying

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

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."

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

如彩绘漆木卧鹿等,寄托希望逝者灵魂得以安宁、顺遂飞升的美好祈愿。

rú cǎi huì qī mù wò lù děng , jì tuō xī wàng shì zhě líng hún dé yǐ ān nìng , shùn suì fēi shēng de měi hǎo qí yuàn .

Items such as painted lacquered wooden reclining deer serve to express the hope that the soul of the deceased may find peace and ascend to the afterlife smoothly.

少数派Jul 2026

剧集妙的就是安排进了一段谋杀,还有一桩 25 年前绑架未遂案的谜题真相。

jù jí miào de jiù shì ān pái jìn le yī duàn móu shā , hái yǒu yī zhuāng 2 5 nián qián bǎng jià wèi suì àn de mèi tí zhēn xiāng .

What makes the series so clever is that it weaves in a murder and the truth behind the mystery of an attempted kidnapping that took place 25 years ago.

中時新聞網Mar 2026

...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

LtnMar 2026

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

BastillepostFeb 2026

...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

Tatoeba

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

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 辶 (walk) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced suì

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 遂 (suì) mean in Chinese?
遂 (suì) primarily means "to satisfy." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #1988 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 遂 and 家?
遂 (suì) and 家 (jiā) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 辶 vs 宀 (same 豕 component).
How many strokes does 遂 have?
遂 is written with 12 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 遂?
The radical associated with 遂 is 辶 (walk). This radical appears in many characters related to walk.
What are the components of 遂?
遂 is composed of: 辶 (semantic), 丷 (structural), 豕 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿺辶⿱丷豕 with a surround-from-lower-left layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 遂?
Common words with 遂 include: 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"). There are over 23 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 遂 (suì)?
Several characters share the pronunciation suì: 随 (to follow), 虽 (although), 岁 (years old), 碎 (broken), and 2 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 遂 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 遂 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.