隧 meaning and stroke order
Tunnel, underground passage; a path to a tomb
How to write 隧, 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 隧
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- tunnel
- underground passage
How 隧 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Place.
阝 gives the meaning and 遂 hints at the sound.
Radical: 阝 (place), shared by 160 characters on this site.
How to remember 隧
The left side 阝 is the semantic part and points to a place, and 遂 (suì) on the right gives the sound. Picture a place cut through a hill where you can go all the way (遂) through: a tunnel.
隧 almost always appears in the word 隧道 (suìdào), meaning a tunnel for roads, trains, or pedestrians. It rarely stands alone in modern Chinese. Example: 火车进了隧道。(Huǒchē jìn le suìdào.) The train went into the tunnel.
Common mistake: Learners often write 遂 (suì) alone or mix it up with 遂 in 未遂 (wèisuì, attempted but failed). For "tunnel" you need the 阝 on the left: 隧道, not 遂道.
Common words with 隧
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 隧道 | suìdào | tunnel | HSK 7-9 |
隧 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 隧
How many strokes are in 隧?
隧 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 隧 mean?
隧 (suì) means tunnel, underground passage; a path to a tomb. A common word with it is 隧道 (suìdào), meaning "tunnel".
How do you pronounce 隧?
隧 is pronounced suì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 隧?
The radical of 隧 is 阝, which carries the idea of "place". Dictionaries list 隧 under this radical.
Is 隧 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 隧 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Is there another word for tunnel besides 隧道?
In everyday speech people sometimes say 地道 (dìdào) for an underground passage dug by hand, or 地下通道 (dìxià tōngdào) for a pedestrian underpass. For road and rail tunnels, 隧道 is the standard word.
Where does the "path to a tomb" meaning come from?
Older texts used 隧 for an underground passage leading to a burial chamber. This sense is mostly found in classical or historical writing, so modern learners mainly need the tunnel meaning.