懂中文 Dong Chinese

粹

cuì

pure

Phonosemantic compound. 米 represents the meaning and 卒 represents the sound.

Components
米 meaning component

米  Meaning component

mǐ

  

rice

卒 sound component

卒  Sound component

zú, cù

  

soldier, to finish

Evolution

粹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
粹 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

粹  

cuì

pure; unadulterated; select; unmixed; essence

Most common words with 粹
Freq.
Word
Meaning

纯粹

pure

纳粹

Nazi (loanword)

粹

pure

精粹

succinct

纳粹党

Nazi Party