赘 (zhuì): (bound form) superfluous

赘 (zhuì) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) superfluous.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 敖 (semantic) and 贝 (phonetic). It ranks #3120 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 赘 leisure. Its radical form 贝 (shell) appears in many related characters such as 贝 (bèi, shell, money), 财 (cái, wealth), 货 (huò, goods).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 贝 shell14 strokesFrequency #3120敖 semantic贝 phonetic

Definitions

  1. (bound form) superfluous

Etymology & Origin

赘

pictophoneticleisure

Decomposition: ⿱敖贝 (layout: top-bottom)

Components:敖semantic贝phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
累赘léi zhuìsuperfluous
赘言zhuì yánsuperfluous words
赘述zhuì shùto say more than is necessary
入赘rù zhuìto go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family
赘生zhuì shēngexcrescence
赘物zhuì wùsth that is superfluous
长赘疣zhǎng zhuì yóuto vegetate
赘语zhuì yǔsuperfluous words
附赘悬疣fù zhuì xuán yóusuperfluous or useless appendages
赘余zhuì yúsuperfluous
招赘zhāo zhuìto have the groom move into the bride's house after marriage
赘词zhuì císuperfluous words
赘肉zhuì ròuexcess flesh
冗赘词rǒng zhuì cíexpletive (linguistics)
疣赘yóu zhuìwart
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Total compounds
58
As first character
26
As last character
16
As middle character

赘 appears in 19 compound words: 58 as the first character, 26 as the last, and 16 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 赘 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

婿xù
0.567360 co-occurrences
累lěi
0.509582 co-occurrences
冗rǒng
0.44536 co-occurrences
瘤liú
0.38142 co-occurrences
述shù
0.374264 co-occurrences
招zhāo
0.373132 co-occurrences
入rù
0.369858 co-occurrences
庸yōng
0.36330 co-occurrences
衡héng
0.34360 co-occurrences
鼻bí
0.33330 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

附赘悬疣fù zhuì xuán yóuHSK 7+

superfluous or useless appendages; superfluities

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

赘字虽然难写，但意思很有趣。

zhuì zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .

Although the character "赘" is difficult to write, its meaning is quite interesting.

SmzdmApr 2026

西虹市首富照见现实,赘肉换牛肉,成都的朋友们参加了吗?

xī hóng shì shǒu fù zhào jiàn xiàn shí , zhuì ròu huàn niú ròu , chéng dōu de péng yǒu men cān jiā le ma ?

SmzdmApr 2026

永辉超市在河南多地推出“减赘肉换牛肉”活动,每人封顶兑换3斤,首日报...

yǒng huī chāo shì zài hé nán duō dì tuī chū jiǎn zhuì ròu huàn niú ròu huó dòng , měi rén fēng dǐng duì huàn 3 jīn , shǒu rì bào . . .

Hk01.comApr 2026

陈霁平零赘肉少女身材劲冻龄唔似54岁 嫁豪门梦碎后...

chén 霁 píng líng zhuì ròu shǎo nǚ shēn cái jìn dòng líng 唔 sì 5 4 suì jià háo mén mèng suì hòu . . .

Character Family

贝 Radical Family — Characters sharing the shell radical

贝bèi财cái购gòu贯guàn货huò贱jiàn贸mào贫pín贪tān责zé

Related Characters

贝bèi财cái货huò贸mào责zé贪tān贫pín购gòu贯guàn贱jiàn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 赘 (zhuì) mean in Chinese?
赘 (zhuì) primarily means "(bound form) superfluous." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3120 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 赘 and 坝?
赘 (zhuì) and 坝 (bà) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 贝 vs 土 (same 贝 component).
How many strokes does 赘 have?
赘 is written with 14 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 赘?
The radical associated with 赘 is 贝 (shell). This radical appears in many characters related to shell.
What are the components of 赘?
赘 is composed of: 敖 (semantic), 贝 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱敖贝 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 赘?
Common words with 赘 include: 累赘 (léi zhuì, "superfluous"); 赘言 (zhuì yán, "superfluous words"); 赘述 (zhuì shù, "to say more than is necessary"); 入赘 (rù zhuì, "to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family"); 赘生 (zhuì shēng, "excrescence"). There are over 19 compound words containing this character.
Is 赘 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 赘 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.