翠 — chwi

Parts that make up 翠

How 翠 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 翠 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 羽, 卒.

Korean example words with 翠

• 취죽翠竹 Korean gloss: 푸른 대나무
• 취송翠松 Korean gloss: 짙푸른 소나무
• 취록翠綠 Korean gloss: 남파랑을 띤 초록색
• 취색翠色 Korean gloss: 남색과 파랑의 중간색
• 취병翠屛 Korean gloss: 꽃나무의 가지를 이리저리 틀어서 문이나 병풍 모양으로 만든 물건
• 비취잠翡翠簪 Korean gloss: 비취로 만든 비녀
• 비취색翡翠色 Korean gloss: 비취옥의 빛깔과 같이 곱고 짙은 푸른색
• 비취옥翡翠玉 Korean gloss: 반투명체로 된 짙은 푸른색의 윤이 나는 구슬. 보석으로 장신구에 쓴다
• 비취금翡翠衾 Korean gloss: 비취색의 비단 이불이라는 뜻으로, 젊은 부부가 덮을 화려한 이불을 이르는 말
• 취공翠空 Korean gloss: 푸른 하늘.
• 취기翠氣 Korean gloss: 푸른 기운.
• 취미翠微 Korean gloss: 산의 중턱.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 翠

• 翡翠カワセミ kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
• 翠玉すいぎょく emerald
• 翠嵐すいらん the sense of being engulfed in a green, mountainous atmosphere
• 翠松すいしょう verdant pine; green pine
• 翠黛すいたい green eyebrow makeup; green-shaded eyebrows; hazy green (distant mountains)
• 蒼翠そうすい blue-green; lush growth
• 翠微すいび approx. 80% of the way up a mountainside; view of a light green mountain; mountain that appears green from afar
• 翠緑すいりょく green (esp. of trees, rocks, etc.)
• 翠色すいしょく green (of lush vegetation); verdure
• 翠屋みどりや Midoriya
• 赤翡翠あかしょうびん ruddy kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)
• 翡翠色ひすいいろ jade green

Characters sharing the phonetic 卒

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “취”

Other hanja with radical 羽