缀 (zhuì): to sew, to stitch together, to combine, to link, to connect, to put words together

缀 (zhuì) is a Chinese character meaning “to sew.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (structural) and 叕 (structural). It ranks #2747 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 缀 to bind 叕 by thread 纟; 叕 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lèi, tired), 绍 (shào, to continue).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to sew
  2. to stitch together
  3. to combine
  4. to link
  5. to connect
  6. to put words together

Etymology & Origin

缀

ideographicTo bind 叕 by thread 纟; 叕 also provides the pronunciation

Decomposition: ⿰纟叕 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
点缀verbdiǎn zhuìto decorate
后缀nounhòu zhuìsuffix (linguistics)
前缀nounqián zhuìprefix (linguistics)
词缀nouncí zhuìprefix or suffix of a compound word
连缀动词lián zhuì dòng cílinking verb
中缀nounzhōng zhuìinfix (grammar), particle attached within a word or expression
缀合verbzhuì héto compose
收残缀轶shōu cán zhuì yìto gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)
缀文verbzhuì wénto compose an essay
缀字verbzhuì zìto spell
联缀verblián zhuìvariant of 連綴|连缀
连缀verblián zhuìto put together
补缀verbbǔ zhuìto mend (clothes)
尾缀nounwěi zhuì(lit.) to follow sb
缀饰verbzhuì shìto decorate
17
Total compounds
24
As first character
65
As last character
12
As middle character

缀 appears in 17 compound words: 24 as the first character, 65 as the last, and 12 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 缀 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

钉dīng
0.521192 co-occurrences
词cí
0.5061,542 co-occurrences
后hòu
0.3935,592 co-occurrences
前qián
0.3785,088 co-occurrences
点diǎn
0.3591,204 co-occurrences
枚méi
0.351198 co-occurrences
尊zūn
0.350202 co-occurrences
语yǔ
0.338452 co-occurrences
趋qū
0.33238 co-occurrences
衔xián
0.32876 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

了解缀字的来源,有助于理解中国文化。

le xiè chuò zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ xiè zhōng guó wén huā .

Understanding the origins of character compounds helps to comprehend Chinese culture.

少数派Aug 2026

反正被低频盖过去也听不出来什么冷暖倾向,但的确是上盘有些点缀。

fǎn zhèng bèi dī pín gài guò qù yě tīng bù chū lái shén má lěng nuǎn qīng xiàng , dàn de què shì shàng pán yǒu xiē diǎn zhuì .

In any case, the low frequencies drown out any hints of a warm or cool tone, but there is indeed a bit of coloration in the upper range.

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

此处的孙悟空不再是简单的片尾彩蛋点缀,而是伏笔贯穿全片、主导剧情走向的核心配角之一。

cǐ chǔ de sūn wù kōng bù zài shì jiǎn dān de piàn wěi cǎi dàn diǎn zhuì , ér shì fú bǐ guàn chuān quán piàn , zhǔ dǎo jù qíng zǒu xiàng de hé xīn pèi jiǎo zhī yī .

Here, Sun Wukong is no longer merely a minor character who makes a brief appearance in the post-credits scene; rather, he is one of the central supporting characters whose presence serves as a recurring plot device throughout the film and drives the story forward.

少数派Aug 2026

巧妙的是,手动为导出笔记文件添加 .txt 后缀即可打开。

qiǎo miào de shì , shǒu dòng wéi dǎo chū bǐ jì wén jiàn tiān jiā . t x t hòu zhuì jí kě dǎ kāi .

Interestingly, you can open the exported note file simply by manually adding the .txt extension to it.

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

她就用画笔打捞记忆中的趣味,将童年和现在连缀在一起。

tā jiù yòng huà bǐ dǎ lāo jì yì zhōng de qù wèi , jiāng tóng nián hé xiàn zài lián zhuì zài yī qǐ .

With her paintbrush, she dredges up the joys of her memories, weaving her childhood and the present together.

IT之家Aug 2026

如果这次请求的前缀和上次逐字节一样,服务器就不重新算,直接加载上次的计算结果。

rú guǒ zhè cì qǐng qiú de qián zhuì hé shàng cì zhú zì jié yī yàng , fú wù qì jiù bù chóng xīn suàn , zhí jiē jiā zài shàng cì de jì suàn jié guǒ .

If the prefix of this request matches the previous one byte for byte, the server will not recalculate; instead, it will directly load the result from the previous calculation.

Tatoeba

意大利的国际号码前缀是三十九(+39)。

Yìdàlì de guójì hàomǎ qiánzhuì shì sānshí jiǔ (+39).

The country code for Italy is +39.

Tatoeba

黏着语有许多后缀。

Niánzhuóyǔ yǒu xǔduō hòuzhuì.

Agglutinative languages have a lot of suffixes.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced zhuì

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 缀 (zhuì) mean in Chinese?
缀 (zhuì) primarily means "to sew." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2747 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 缀 have?
缀 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 缀?
The radical associated with 缀 is 纟 (silk). This radical appears in many characters related to silk.
What are the components of 缀?
缀 is composed of: 纟 (structural), 叕 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰纟叕 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 缀?
Common words with 缀 include: 点缀 (diǎn zhuì, "to decorate"); 后缀 (hòu zhuì, "suffix (linguistics)"); 前缀 (qián zhuì, "prefix (linguistics)"); 词缀 (cí zhuì, "prefix or suffix of a compound word"); 连缀动词 (lián zhuì dòng cí, "linking verb"). There are over 17 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 缀 (zhuì)?
Several characters share the pronunciation zhuì: 椎 ((bound form) vertebra). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 缀 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 缀 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.