萃

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collect; collection; dense; grassy; thick; assemble; gather

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

艹 meaning “grass” + 卒 sound ( zú )

Components 艹卒

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
出类拔萃	chū lèi bá cuì	to excel the common (idiom); surpassing; preeminent; outstanding
集萃	jí cuì	treasury
冷萃咖啡	lěng cuì kā fēi	cold brew coffee
萃取	cuì qǔ	(chemistry) liquid-liquid extraction (aka solvent extraction); to extract
冷萃	lěng cuì	to cold brew
拔萃	bá cuì	to distinguish oneself; to be of outstanding talent
蕉萃	qiáo cuì	variant of 憔悴[qiao2 cui4]
荟萃	huì cuì	(of distinguished people or exquisite objects) to gather; to assemble

Characters sharing the sound component 卒 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
卒 sound part	zú	soldier; servant; at last, finally
碎	suì	to break, to smash; broken, busted
醉	zuì	intoxicated, drunk; addicted
翠	cuì	kingfisher; jade, emerald
粹	cuì	pure, unadulterated; essence
猝	cù	sudden, abrupt
瘁	cuì	tired, worn-out; sick; overworked
悴	cuì	to suffer; haggard, emaciated
淬	cuì	to soak, to dye; to temper, to change
晬	zuì	a child's first birthday
崒	zú	rocky peaks; lofty; dangerous
窣	sū	to emerge from a hole; rustling, whispering
綷	cuì	five-color silk
啐	cuì	to taste, to sip; to spit; the sound of sipping
谇	suì	to slander, to defame; to berate