崔 (cuī) — (surname) a common Chinese surname; (bound form) towering, lofty (in classical/literary compounds)
Definition
崔 (cuī) is mainly known as a common Chinese surname. As a bound morpheme in literary compounds it means 'towering, lofty' (e.g. 崔嵬), but in modern usage you'll almost always see it as a name.
bound form
(surname) a common Chinese surnametoweringlofty (in classical/literary compounds)
Examples
- 崔。cuī Lǎo shī shì wǒ zuì xǐ huan de lǎo shī.Mr./Ms. Cui is my favorite teacher.
- 崔。Wǒ zuó tiān jiàn dào le xiǎo cuī.Yesterday I met Little Cui.
- 崔巍。Yuǎn fāng de shān fēng cuī wēi zhuàng lì.The distant mountain peaks rise towering and magnificent.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Sound part声符shēngfú
隹
隹zhuī崔cuī
Same sound today
崔 pairs 山 (mountain) with 隹 (zhuī): 山 shows the meaning, and 隹 gives the sound.
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