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).
Definitions
- (bound form) superfluous
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 赘物 | zhuì wù | sth that is superfluous |
| 长赘疣 | zhǎng zhuì yóu | to vegetate |
| 赘语 | zhuì yǔ | superfluous words |
| 附赘悬疣 | fù zhuì xuán yóu | superfluous or useless appendages |
| 赘余 | zhuì yú | superfluous |
| 招赘 | zhāo zhuì | to have the groom move into the bride's house after marriage |
| 赘词 | zhuì cí | superfluous words |
| 赘肉 | zhuì ròu | excess flesh |
| 冗赘词 | rǒng zhuì cí | expletive (linguistics) |
| 疣赘 | yóu zhuì | wart |
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.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
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.
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 ?
"The Richest Man in Xihong City" Reflects Reality: Losing Belly Fat and Gaining Muscle—Did our friends in Chengdu go see it?
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 . . .
Yonghui Supermarket has launched a "Lose Fat, Get Beef" campaign in multiple locations across Henan, with a limit of 3 jin per person. On the first day...
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 . . .
Chen Jiping has a toned, youthful figure with no excess fat—she looks far younger than her 54 years. After her dream of marrying into a wealthy family was shattered...
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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