翠 cuì — emerald green · English

翠

cuì

emerald green

At a glance · 翠

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从羽，卒声，本义为青羽雀（翠鸟），引申为青绿色。未见甲骨文。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义指翠鸟，后指青绿色。

Structure

形声字，从羽（意符，翠鸟属羽族），卒（zú）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyincuì

Radical羽

Strokes14

UnicodeU+7FE0

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Six languages, one character

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English emerald green A vivid green color; also the kingfisher.

Français vert émeraude Une couleur verte vive ; aussi le martin-pêcheur.

Español verde esmeralda Un verde vivo; también el martín pescador.

العربية أخضر زمردي لون أخضر زاهٍ؛ ويُطلق على طائر الرفراف.

Русский изумрудно-зелёный Ярко-зелёный цвет; также зимородок.

Common words

翠绿cuì lǜemerald
翠cuìjade green

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