邃 (suì): deep

邃 (suì) is a Chinese character meaning “deep.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辶 (structural), 穴 (semantic) and 㒸 (phonetic). It ranks #3127 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 邃 cave. Its radical form 辶 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 过 (guò, to pass, past), 这 (zhè, this), 送 (sòng, to send, to give).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. deep

Etymology & Origin

邃

pictophoneticcave

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

Stroke Order

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17

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
深邃adjectiveshēn suìdeep (valley or night)
明邃míng suìglistening and piercing
邃密suì mìdeep
邃古nounsuì gǔremote antiquity
邃户suì hùforbidding entrance to a large, quiet house
沉邃chén suìdeep and profound
邃宇suì yǔlarge house that is dark and labyrinthine
幽邃adjectiveyōu suìprofound and unfathomable
窕邃tiǎo suìabstruse
9
Total compounds
44
As first character
56
As last character
0
As middle character

邃 appears in 9 compound words: 44 as the first character, 56 as the last, and 0 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 邃 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

深shēn
0.4941,093 co-occurrences
幽yōu
0.472154 co-occurrences
窟kū
0.40840 co-occurrences
狭xiá
0.37518 co-occurrences
玄xuán
0.36446 co-occurrences
廓kuò
0.36314 co-occurrences
峡xiá
0.36122 co-occurrences
谷gǔ
0.356102 co-occurrences
尤yóu
0.35370 co-occurrences
睛jīng
0.34218 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

我在字典里查到了邃字的详细解释。

wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le suì zì de xiáng xì jiě shì .

I looked up the detailed definition of the character "邃" in the dictionary.

中国新闻网·体育Jul 2026

围棋的魅力在于规则虽然简单易懂,但棋局本身却极其复杂深邃,让他着迷。

wéi qí de mèi lì zài yú guī zé suī rán jiǎn dān yì dǒng , dàn qí jú běn shēn què jí qí fù zá shēn suì , ràng tā zhe mí .

The appeal of Go lies in the fact that, although the rules are simple and easy to understand, the game itself is extremely complex and profound, which is what fascinates him.

少数派Jun 2026

可选 OLED 屏幕版本,显示黑色时更加深邃,色彩还原更上一层楼。

kě xuǎn O L E D bǐng mù bǎn běn , xiǎn shì hēi sè shí gēng jiā shēn suì , sè cǎi hái yuán gēng shàng yī céng lóu .

The optional OLED screen version delivers deeper blacks and even more accurate color reproduction.

中国新闻网·文化Jun 2026

敦煌的夜空安静深邃。

dūn huáng de yè kōng ān jìng shēn suì .

The night sky over Dunhuang is quiet and deep.

中国新闻网·文化May 2026

如今,作为百色市城市领读人,黄愉恬常推荐《焕新之旅——探寻百色的多彩与深邃之美》。

rú jīn , zuò wéi bǎi sè shì chéng shì lǐng dòu rén , huáng yú 恬 cháng tuī jiàn huàn xīn zhī lǚ — — tàn xún bǎi sè de duō cǎi yǔ shēn suì zhī měi .

Today, as a city guide in Baise, Huang Yutian often recommends *A Journey of Renewal: Exploring the Colorful and Profound Beauty of Baise*.

中国新闻网·文化Apr 2026

愿每一个与中文相遇的人,都能在这门优美而深邃的语言中,找到属于自己的梦想之光。

yuàn měi yī gè yǔ zhōng wén xiāng yù de rén , dōu néng zài zhè mén yōu měi ér shēn suì de yǔ yán zhōng , zhǎo dào shǔ yú zì jǐ de mèng xiǎng zhī guāng .

May everyone who encounters the Chinese language find the light of their own dreams within this beautiful and profound language.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 穴 (cave) component

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 邃 (suì) mean in Chinese?
邃 (suì) primarily means "deep." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3127 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 邃 and 浅?
邃 (suì) and 浅 (qiǎn) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 邃 (deep) vs 浅 (shallow).
How many strokes does 邃 have?
邃 is written with 17 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 邃?
The radical associated with 邃 is 辶 (walk). This radical appears in many characters related to walk.
What are the components of 邃?
邃 is composed of: 辶 (structural), 穴 (semantic), 㒸 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿺辶⿱穴㒸 with a surround-from-lower-left layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 邃?
Common words with 邃 include: 深邃 (shēn suì, "deep (valley or night)"); 明邃 (míng suì, "glistening and piercing"); 邃密 (suì mì, "deep"); 邃古 (suì gǔ, "remote antiquity"); 邃户 (suì hù, "forbidding entrance to a large, quiet house"). There are over 9 compound words containing this character.
Is 邃 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 邃 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.