翠

cuì
#2,172 most
frequent character
bluish-green, green jade

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

翠 cuì has 羽 wings as meaning part and 卒 zú as sound part. Wings point to original 'blue-green kingfisher'; later it named the bluish green color, then green jade.

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Homophones

脆cuì
crisp, brittle, fragile, clear voice
粹cuì
pure, unmixed, essence

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