芮 (ruì) — a surname
Definition
Examples
- 芮。Tā xìng ruì.His surname is Rui.
- 芮。ruì Xiān sheng shì wǒ de lǎo shī.Mr. Rui is my teacher.
- 芮。Wǒ rèn shi yí wèi ruì xiǎo jiě.I know a Miss Rui.
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.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
內
內nèi芮Ruì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
芮 combines 艸 (grass) with 內, the part that shows how it sounds.
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