隋

suí

左 + 月 + 阝

Definitions

suí the Sui dynasty (581–617 AD); surname Sui

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 隓 represents the sound and ⺼ represents the meaning.

About

In Chinese history, 隋 is best known as the name of the Sui Dynasty (late sixth century). Originally a phonosemantic compound, it combined ⺼ "meat" (now written 月) for the meaning of torn flesh or sacrificial meat with 隓 (which includes the 阝 mound radical) to indicate the sound. Its prominence arises from an imperial name change: the dynasty's founder, Yang Jian, first held the title Duke of Sui, written 隨 with the movement radical 辶. Concerned that "walking, shifting" implied a short reign, he removed that radical, adopting the existing character 隋 for his dynasty and shifting its primary role from descriptive noun to imperial proper name.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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隋朝是一个朝代。

Suí cháo shì yī gè cháo dài.

The Sui Dynasty was a dynasty.

隋朝统一了中国。

Suí cháo tǒng yī le Zhōng guó.

The Sui Dynasty unified China.

隋文帝建立了隋朝。

Suí wén dì jiàn lì le Suí cháo.

Emperor Wen of Sui established the Sui Dynasty.

隋朝之后是唐朝。

Suí cháo zhī hòu shì Táng cháo.

After the Sui Dynasty came the Tang Dynasty.

隋朝修建了大运河。

Suí cháo xiū jiàn le dà yùn hé.

The Sui Dynasty built the Grand Canal.

隋朝虽然短暂，但影响深远。

Suí cháo suī rán duǎn zàn, dàn yǐng xiǎng shēn yuǎn.

Although the Sui Dynasty was short-lived, its influence was profound.

隋炀帝的统治导致隋朝灭亡。

Suí yáng dì de tǒng zhì dǎo zhì Suí cháo miè wáng.

Emperor Yang of Sui's rule led to the fall of the Sui Dynasty.

隋朝在历史上连接了南北朝和唐朝。

Suí cháo zài lì shǐ shàng lián jiē le Nán Běi Cháo hé Táng cháo.

The Sui Dynasty historically connected the Northern and Southern Dynasties with the Tang Dynasty.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 左

Component: 月

Component: 阝

隋