髓 (seoi5 | sui3) : marrow; pith; essence

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髓

seoi5

sui3

[1] (bone) marrow; (plant) pith
[2] essence; quintessence

Stroke count: 23

Level: 2

Radical: (#188)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

髓

This word has been viewed 4654 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Apr 2012 05:23

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髓腔 seoi5 hong1 sui3 qiang1 = [bio.] pulp cavity

脊髓 zek3 seoi5 = spinal cord

脊髓灰質炎 zek3 seoi5 fui1 zat1 jim4 ji2 sui3 hui1 zhi4 yan2 = poliomyelitis

食髓知味 sik6 seoi5 zi1 mei6 = Having tasted the marrow, the longing for its savour grows

精髓 zing1 seoi5 jing1 sui3 = marrow, pith, quintessence, essence

神髓 san4 seoi5 shen2 sui3 = essence; essential nature; the essential character

骨髓 gwat1 seoi5 gu3 sui3 = bone marrow

髓質 seoi5 zat1 sui3 zhi4 = [anat.] medulla

髓部 seoi5 bou6 sui3 bu4 = [anat.] medulla

骨髓炎 gwat1 seoi5 jim4 gu3 sui3 yan2 = medullitis; ostemyelitis; osteomyelitis
See all 11 compounds (CantoDict reports 12 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 髓
Unicode code for this character: U+9ad3 (off-site link)

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