穗 meaning and stroke order
Ear of grain; fringe, tassel; Guangzhou
How to write 穗, stroke by stroke
17 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 穗
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- ear of grain
- tassel; fringe
How 穗 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Grain.
禾 gives the meaning and 惠 hints at the sound.
Radical: 禾 (cereal), shared by 66 characters on this site.
How to remember 穗
On the left is 禾 (hé), a grain plant, and on the right is 惠 (huì), which gives the sound. Picture the grain plant offering a kind gift (惠) of its heavy ear of grain.
穗 (suì) means the ear or head of grain, and by extension a tassel or fringe. It is also the short name for Guangzhou, seen on license plates and in names like 穗港 (Guangzhou and Hong Kong). Example: 麦穗很饱满。(Mài suì hěn bǎomǎn.) The ears of wheat are very full.
Common mistake: Learners often read 穗 as huì because of the phonetic 惠, but the correct reading is suì with a fourth tone. Also do not confuse it with 穂, a simplified Japanese variant, or with 憓.
穗 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 穗
How many strokes are in 穗?
穗 is written with 17 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 穗 mean?
穗 (suì) means ear of grain; fringe, tassel; Guangzhou.
How do you pronounce 穗?
穗 is pronounced suì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 穗?
The radical of 穗 is 禾, which carries the idea of "cereal". Dictionaries list 穗 under this radical.
Why is Guangzhou called 穗?
Guangzhou has the nickname 穗城 (Suìchéng), City of Rice Ears, from a legend about five immortals bringing rice ears to the city. So 穗 works as a short name for Guangzhou.
What are common words with 穗?
Common ones are 麦穗 (mài suì), ear of wheat, 稻穗 (dào suì), ear of rice, and 穗子 (suìzi), tassel or fringe on things like lanterns or curtains.