粹

pure; unmixed; essence

14 strokes Dict coverage rank #3,072 U+7CB9

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

米 (semantic, “grain”) + 卒 (phonetic, zú)

components: 米卒

unmixed · Heisig RSH #2473

米 rice + foot soldiers

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 卒

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 卒 (zú) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
卒 sound component	zú	soldier; servant; at last, finally
碎	suì	to break, to smash; broken, busted
醉	zuì	intoxicated, drunk; addicted
翠	cuì	kingfisher; jade, emerald
猝	cù	sudden, abrupt
萃	cuì	grassy; thick, dense, close; to gather, to assemble
瘁	cuì	tired, worn-out; sick; overworked
悴	cuì	to suffer; haggard, emaciated
淬	cuì	to soak, to dye; to temper, to change
晬	zuì	a child's first birthday
崒	zú	rocky peaks; lofty; dangerous
窣	sū	to emerge from a hole; rustling, whispering
綷	cuì	five-color silk
啐	cuì	to taste, to sip; to spit; the sound of sipping
谇	suì	to slander, to defame; to berate

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
民粹主义	mín cuì zhǔ yì	populism
纳粹分子	Nà cuì fèn zǐ	Nazi
纳粹德国	Nà cuì Dé guó	Nazi Germany (1933-1945)
纳粹主义	Nà cuì zhǔ yì	Nazism
纯粹数学	chún cuì shù xué	pure mathematics
民粹派	Mín cuì pài	the Narodniks, Russian populist group in the 19th century
纳粹党	Nà cuì dǎng	Nazi Party; Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP) (1919-1945)
国粹	guó cuì	national essence; quintessence of national culture
精粹	jīng cuì	succinct; pure and concise
纳粹	Nà cuì	Nazi (loanword)
纯粹	chún cuì	pure; unadulterated; purely; completely