Definitions

cuì (verb) gather; assemble; collect
cuì (adjective) dense; thick

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

The character "萃" is structured with the grass radical positioned above the component "卒", a formation that originally conveyed the idea of densely gathered or flourishing vegetation. Its early meaning, centered on the clustering of plants, progressively broadened to represent the general act of assembling or concentrating, which facilitated its application in contexts such as extracting essences or denoting a collection of distinguished elements. This semantic development moved from a concrete botanical reference toward more abstract notions of accumulation and refinement, illustrating how the character's core concept of gathering persisted while its usage adapted to wider linguistic purposes.

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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Example Sentences Hide

这个城市人才荟

Zhège chéngshì réncái huìcuì.

This city gathers talents.

展览会上商品荟

Zhǎnlǎnhuì shàng shāngpǐn huìcuì.

At the exhibition, goods are gathered.

我们从植物中取精华。

Wǒmen cóng zhíwù zhōng cuìqǔ jīnghuá.

We extract essence from plants.

精英们聚在首都。

Jīngyīng men cuìjù zài shǒudū.

The elites gather in the capital.

化学实验需要取溶剂。

Huàxué shíyàn xūyào cuìqǔ róngjì.

Chemical experiments require extracting solvents.

这部电影荟了多位明星。

Zhè bù diànyǐng huìcuì le duō wèi míngxīng.

This movie gathers many stars.

通过取技术,我们获得了纯正的香料。

Tōngguò cuìqǔ jìshù, wǒmen huòdé le chúnzhèng de xiāngliào.

Through extraction technology, we obtained pure spices.

这次学术会议聚了全球的顶尖学者。

Zhè cì xuéshù huìyì cuìjù le quánqiú de dǐngjiān xuézhě.

This academic conference gathered top scholars from around the world.