赘 meaning and stroke order
Unnecessary, superfluous
How to write 赘, stroke by stroke
14 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 赘
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) superfluous
- (bound form) (of a man) to move into the household of one's in-laws after marrying; (of the bride's parents) to have the groom join one's household
How 赘 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Leisure.
敖 gives the meaning and 贝 hints at the sound.
Radical: 贝 (sea shell), shared by 63 characters on this site.
How to remember 赘
Picture 敖 (áo, with the hint of leisure) sitting on top of 贝 (bèi, shell or money). Idle extras piled on top of your valuables become something unnecessary, a burden you carry around.
赘 mostly appears in compounds about extra, unwanted things, like 累赘 (léizhui, a burden) and 赘述 (zhuìshù, to say more than needed). It also has a family sense: 入赘 (rùzhuì) means a man marries into his wife's household. Example: 带太多行李很累赘。(Dài tài duō xíngli hěn léizhui.) Bringing too much luggage is a real burden.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 赘 with 赞 (zàn, to praise), which also sits on 贝 but has two 先 on top instead of 敖. Also note that in 累赘 the second syllable is usually read in the neutral tone, léizhui.
Common words with 赘
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 累赘 | léizhui | superfluous; cumbersome; burdensome; a burden; an encumbrance |
赘 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 赘
How many strokes are in 赘?
赘 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 赘 mean?
赘 (zhuì) means unnecessary, superfluous. A common word with it is 累赘 (léizhui), meaning "superfluous; cumbersome; burdensome; a burden; an encumbrance".
How do you pronounce 赘?
赘 is pronounced zhuì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 赘?
The radical of 赘 is 贝, which carries the idea of "sea shell". Dictionaries list 赘 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 赘?
The traditional form of 赘 is 贅. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 赘 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 不再赘述 mean?
不再赘述 (bú zài zhuìshù) means "I will not repeat it further" or "no need to go into more detail." It is a formal phrase common in essays, reports, and speeches.
What is a 赘婿 (zhuìxù)?
A 赘婿 is a son-in-law who moves into his wife's family home after marriage, instead of the wife joining his family. Traditionally this was less common and sometimes carried social stigma, and the term appears often in historical dramas and web novels.