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虽

雖
suī
#504 most
frequent character
though, although, even if
conjunction

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

虽 originally meant a kind of lizard, with 虫 insect as the meaning part. 口 is an empty part, short for 唯, once the sound part. The meaning 'although; even if' was borrowed only for the sound, not from the picture.

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Example Sentences

虽然天气很冷，但我还是去跑步了。
suīrán tiānqì hěn lěng ， dàn wǒhuánshì qù pǎobù le 。
Although the weather is very cold, I still went running.
他虽然有钱，但很吝啬。
tā suīrán yǒu qián ， dàn hěn lìnsè 。
Although he is rich, he is very stingy.
虽然你很忙，还是要保持身体健康。
suīrán nǐ hěn máng ， háishì yào bǎochí shēntǐ jiànkāng 。
Even if you are very busy, you still need to maintain your health.

Homophones

尿suī
(coll.) urine

Words Starting With 虽

虽然suī rán
although; even though; even if

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