髓 Stroke Order — How to Write 髓
髓 is written in 21 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 骨, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
髓 Radical and Character Components
髓 is a phono-semantic compound: 骨 (bone) carries the meaning, while 遀 indicates the sound.
Radical: 骨 + 13 more strokes
髓 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- suǐ
Meanings of 髓 in Chinese
suǐ髓
Common Words and Phrases with 髓
More words with 髓
- jí脊suǐ髓spinal cord
- jīng精suǐ髓essence, core
- suǐ髓bù部medulla, marrow
- gú骨suǐ髓bone marrow, marrow
- jīng茎suǐ髓pith, stem pith
- jí脊suǐ髓sǔn损shāng伤Spinal cord injury, SCI
- de的jīng精suǐ髓the essence of, the core of
- rù入gú骨suǐ髓to the bone, into the marrow
- xué学shù术jīng精suǐ髓academic essence, core of academia
- shēn深céng层jīng精suǐ髓deep essence, core essence
Idioms with 髓
- chuō戳xīn心guàn灌suǐ髓Deeply hurtful, piercing to the core
- hèn恨rù入gǔ骨suǐ髓to hate to the bone
- qiāo敲gǔ骨xī吸suǐ髓ruthlessly exploit to the core
- shēn深rù入gǔ骨suǐ髓deeply ingrained
- tòng痛rù入gǔ骨suǐ髓pain penetrates the bone marrow
- yuàn怨rù入gǔ骨suǐ髓deep-seated resentment
- bìng病rù入gǔ骨suǐ髓seriously ill and beyond cure
- bō剥fū肤chuí锤suǐ髓exploit and oppress with extreme cruelty
- fèng凤suǐ髓lóng龙gān肝rare and exquisite delicacies
- gān肝suǐ髓liú流yě野utter devastation and widespread death
- guā刮gǔ骨xī吸suǐ髓exploit someone mercilessly
- hèn恨rù入xīn心suǐ髓to hate someone to the core
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Open the tool →Questions about 髓
What does 髓 mean in Chinese?
髓 (suǐ) means “marrow (as in bone marrow)” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 髓?
髓 is pronounced suǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 髓 have?
髓 has 21 strokes.
How do you write 髓?
髓 is written in 21 strokes, starting from the radical 骨. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 髓?
The radical of 髓 is 骨, and 髓 is a phono-semantic compound.