遂
2 readings · tap one to hear it
to satisfy; to succeed; then; thereupon; finally; unexpectedly; to proceed; to reach
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 辵 +9
- Structure
- Lower-left enclosure 左下包
- Traditional
- 遂
- Common rank
- #2,222
- Unicode
- U+9042
Sound it out + = · + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 遂 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
辶 meaning “walk” + 豕 sound ()
Components 辶 丷 豕
How to remember it
satisfy · Heisig RSH #1752
horns + sow + road
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 遂
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遂心如意 | totally satisfying | |
| 半身不遂 | paralysis of one side of the body; hemiplegia | |
| 遂平县 | Suiping, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhu4 ma3 dian4 Shi4], Henan | |
| 杀人未遂 | attempted murder | |
| 遂宁市 | Suining, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3] | |
| 遂川县 | Suichuan, a county in Ji'an City 吉安市[Ji2 an1 Shi4], Jiangxi | |
| 径情直遂 | to achieve one's ambitions (idiom) | |
| 遂昌县 | Suichang, a county in Lishui City 麗水市|丽水市[Li2 shui3 Shi4], Zhejiang | |
| 遂溪县 | Suixi, a county in Zhanjiang City 湛江市[Zhan4 jiang1 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 不遂 | to fail; to fail to materialize; not to get one's way | |
| 遂心 | to one's liking | |
| 遂平 | see 遂平縣|遂平县[Sui4 ping2 Xian4] | |
| 遂意 | to one's liking | |
| 毛遂自荐 | Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom); to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offer… | |
| 毛遂 | Mao Sui (third century BC), who proverbially offered his services to the King of Chu 楚, se… | |
| 遂宁 | see 遂寧市|遂宁市[Sui4 ning2 Shi4] | |
| 遂川 | see 遂川縣|遂川县[Sui4 chuan1 Xian4] | |
| 顺遂 | everything is going smoothly; just as one wishes | |
| 未遂 | to fail to accomplish; unsuccessful (attempt); abortive (coup d'état); attempted (murder, … | |
| 遂昌 | see 遂昌縣|遂昌县[Sui4 chang1 Xian4] |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 豕 — compare how they read.