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verb | léi zhuì | superfluous |
| 赘言verb | zhuì yán | superfluous words |
| 赘述verb | zhuì shù | to say more than is necessary |
| 入赘verb | 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verb | zhāo zhuì | to have the groom move into the bride's house after marriage |
| 赘词 | zhuì cí | superfluous words |
| 赘肉noun | zhuì ròu | excess flesh |
| 骨赘 | gǔ zhuì | (medicine) osteophyte |
| 冗赘词 | rǒng zhuì cí | expletive (linguistics) |
赘 appears in 20 compound words: 55 as the first character, 30 as the last, and 15 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.
曾经被诟病累赘的线材,如今反倒成为穿搭里随性的装饰细节,兼具实用与氛围感。
céng jīng bèi 诟 bìng lěi zhuì de xiàn cái , rú jīn fǎn dǎo chéng wéi chuān dā lǐ suí xìng de zhuāng shì xì jié , jiān jù shí yòng yǔ fēn wéi gǎn .
Cables, once criticized as a burden, have now become a casual decorative detail in outfits, combining practicality with a certain ambiance.
这些暗袋巧妙地融入到了整个包包的线条里,完全没有那种这里凸一块、那里凹一块的累赘感。
zhè xiē àn dài qiǎo miào dì róng rù dào le zhěng gè bāo bāo de xiàn tiáo lǐ , wán quán méi yǒu nà zhǒng zhè lǐ tū yī kuài , nà lǐ āo yī kuài de lěi zhuì gǎn .
These hidden pockets are cleverly integrated into the bag’s overall silhouette, so there’s absolutely no clunky, bulky look with bulges here and there.
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
Homophones — Characters pronounced zhuì
Frequently Asked Questions
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