隋 (Suí): the Sui dynasty (581–617 AD), surname Sui

隋 (Suí) is a Chinese character meaning “the sui dynasty (581–617 ad).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 阝 (mound). It ranks #5520 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 阝 mound11 strokesFrequency #5520

Definitions

  1. the Sui dynasty (581–617 AD)
  2. surname Sui

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
隋代suí dàiSui dynasty (581-617)
隋书suí shūHistory of the Sui Dynasty, thirteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Wei Zheng...
隋文帝suí wén dìWendi (541-604), posthumous name of the first Sui emperor, reigned 581-604
隋朝suí cháoSui dynasty (581-617)
隋唐演义suí táng yǎn yìDramatized History of Sui and Tang, novel by Qing dynasty author Chu Renhuo 褚人獲|褚人获[Chu3 Ren2 huo4]
隋末suí mòlast years of the Sui dynasty
隋唐suí tángSui (581-617) and Tang dynasties (618-907)
隋炀帝suí yáng dìEmperor Yang of Sui (569-618), said to have murdered his father and brother to seize the throne, reigned 604-618
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Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

隋 appears in 8 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

老师教我们隋字的发音和笔顺。

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 "Sui."

The Beijing NewsMar 2026

隋文静当选国际滑联运动员委员会委员 6月正...

Suí wén jìng dāng xuǎn guó jì huá lián yùn dòng yuán wěi yuán huì wěi yuán 6 yuè zhèng . . .

CriMar 2026

神都奇幻录:从硬核工业到隋唐风华-国际在线

shén dōu qí huàn lù : cóng yìng hé gōng yè dào Suí táng fēng huá guó jì zài xiàn

TvbsMar 2026

剀剀案隋棠再发声!指“2关键”怒轰社工陈尚洁:企...

剀 剀 àn Suí 棠 zài fā shēng ! zhǐ 2 guān jiàn nù hōng shè gōng chén shàng jié : qǐ . . .

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 隋 (Suí) mean in Chinese?
隋 (Suí) primarily means "the sui dynasty (581–617 ad)." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #5520 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 隋 have?
隋 is written with 11 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 隋?
The radical associated with 隋 is 阝 (mound). This radical appears in many characters related to mound.
What are common words containing 隋?
Common words with 隋 include: 隋代 (suí dài, "Sui dynasty (581-617)"); 隋书 (suí shū, "History of the Sui Dynasty, thirteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Wei Zheng..."); 隋文帝 (suí wén dì, "Wendi (541-604), posthumous name of the first Sui emperor, reigned 581-604"); 隋朝 (suí cháo, "Sui dynasty (581-617)"); 隋唐演义 (suí táng yǎn yì, "Dramatized History of Sui and Tang, novel by Qing dynasty author Chu Renhuo 褚人獲|褚人获[Chu3 Ren2 huo4]"). There are over 8 compound words containing this character.
Is 隋 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 隋 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.