萃 meaning and stroke order
Grassy; thick, dense, close; to gather, to assemble
How to write 萃, stroke by stroke
11 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 萃
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- collect
- collection
- dense
- grassy
- thick
- assemble
How 萃 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Grass.
艹 gives the meaning and 卒 hints at the sound.
Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.
How to remember 萃
萃 (cuì) puts grass 艹 on top of 卒 (zú), which gives the sound. Picture grass growing thick and close together, all gathered in one spot.
萃 rarely appears alone in modern Chinese. You mostly see it in set words like 出类拔萃 and 萃取 (cuìqǔ, to extract). Example: 她的成绩出类拔萃。(Tā de chéngjì chūlèibácuì.) Her grades are outstanding.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 萃 with 粹 (cuì, pure), as in 纯粹 (chúncuì). They sound the same, but 萃 has the grass radical 艹 and 粹 has the rice radical 米. Also, 卒 is read zú on its own, so do not read 萃 as zú.
Common words with 萃
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 出类拔萃 | chūlèibácuì | to excel the common (idiom); surpassing; preeminent |
萃 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 萃
How many strokes are in 萃?
萃 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 萃 mean?
萃 (cuì) means grassy; thick, dense, close; to gather, to assemble. A common word with it is 出类拔萃 (chūlèibácuì), meaning "to excel the common (idiom); surpassing; preeminent".
How do you pronounce 萃?
萃 is pronounced cuì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 萃?
The radical of 萃 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 萃 under this radical.
What does 出类拔萃 literally mean?
It means standing out from your kind and rising above the gathered crowd. 拔 means to rise above, and 萃 here means a gathering or group. It praises someone who is far better than others.
Where might I see 萃 in everyday life?
You often see it on product labels in 萃取 (cuìqǔ, to extract) or 萃取物 (cuìqǔwù, extract), for example plant extracts in skincare or tea. The idea is gathering the best parts together.