隋 (suí) is a Chinese character meaning “the Sui dynasty (581–618 AD)”. It is written from 阝 (left form: mound (阜); right form: city or settlement (邑)) and 左 (left; left-hand side) and 月 (moon; month), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
阝 + 左 + 月
Left–right structure
- 阝 left form: mound (阜); right form: city or settlement (邑) · fù unknown
- 左 left; left-hand side · zuǒ unknown
- 月 moon; month · yuè unknown
Structure from: hanzi-writer-data 笔画分组核验（现代字形拆分：左 阝[0-1]，右 左[2-6]+月[7-10]）
Memory aid
Beside the hill (阝), a hand on the left (左) reaches down to the moon (月) — picture the Sui dynasty's builders reaching for everything.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 隋朝Suí cháothe Sui dynasty (581–618)隋 = suí
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All readings
Sui (dynasty); a surname
the Sui dynasty (581–618 AD); a Chinese surname
朝代名，公元581—618年；也用作姓。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 隋朝Suí cháothe Sui dynasty (581–618)隋 = suí
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 隋 mean?
隋 (suí) means the Sui dynasty (581–618 AD); a Chinese surname.
How do you pronounce 隋?
It is pronounced suí.
What parts is 隋 made of?
阝 (left form: mound (阜); right form: city or settlement (邑)) and 左 (left; left-hand side) and 月 (moon; month), side by side. The recorded source is: hanzi-writer-data 笔画分组核验（现代字形拆分：左 阝[0-1]，右 左[2-6]+月[7-10]）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 隋 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 隋?
阝. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 隋?
Common ones are 隋朝. The reading of 隋 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.