髓

suǐ

“Bone marrow” in Chinese is 髓 (suǐ).

Other characters with the syllable sui: see all 7 →

Meaning

bound formbone marrow; (fig.) innermost part
(botany) pith

Example

个人自由是民主的精髓。

Individual freedom is the soul of democracy.

From 精髓 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

21 strokes

Words containing 髓

精髓jīngsuǐmarrow; pith; quintessence; essenceHSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

哎āihey!HSK 7-9 哀āiAi (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]HSK 7-9 癌áicancer; (esp.) carcinomaHSK 7-9 蔼ǎifriendlyHSK 7-9 艾àiChinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxaHSK 7-9 唉àiinterjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)HSK 7-9 隘àinarrowHSK 7-9 昂ángto liftHSK 7-9 凹āoconcave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)HSK 7-9 熬áoto simmer; to boil slowlyHSK 7-9

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