(ruì) — (bound form) auspicious (used in literary compounds)

Definition

瑞 (ruì) is a bound, literary form meaning 'auspicious' — it never stands alone and appears mainly in fixed compounds like 瑞雪, 瑞兽, and 瑞气.

bound form
(bound form) auspicious (used in literary compounds)

Examples

  • Zhè chǎng ruì xuě yù zhào zhe fēng shōu de yì nián.
    This timely snow heralds a bountiful year.
  • Gǔ jiàn zhù shàng cháng yǒu ruì shòu de shí diāo.
    Ancient buildings often have stone carvings of auspicious beasts.
  • Miào lǐ xiāng yān liáo rào, chōng mǎn ruì qì.
    Incense smoke curled up in the temple, filling it with an auspicious aura.

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