虽

See also 雖

Translingual

Etymology

Pictogram (象形): a reptile, like 虫 but with a large head.

Originally referred to a type of reptile. The character was later borrowed for a more abstract word and a 隹 phonetic added, producing the traditional form 雖. The simplified form removes 隹.

Han character

虽 (radical 142 虫+3, 9 strokes, cangjie input 口中一戈 (RLMI))

1. although, even if

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 1077, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32842
• Dae Jaweon: page 409, character 15
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 4, page 2835, character 5
• Unihan data for U+867D

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Cantonese

Hanzi

虽 (Yale seui1)

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Mandarin

Pronunciation

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Hanzi

虽 (pinyin suī (sui1), Wade-Giles sui¹)

Compounds

• 虽然
• 虽说

• Style: Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional equivalent: 雖