随

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to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

To walk 迶 to the city 阝; to follow a path

Components 阝迶

as you wish · Heisig RSH #1057

pinnacle + 有 possess + road

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
随行人员	suí xíng rén yuán	entourage; retinue
随机变数	suí jī biàn shù	(math.) random variable
随机性	suí jī xìng	randomness; stochasticity
随机时间	suí jī shí jiān	random period of time; random interval
随之而后	suí zhī ér hòu	from that; following from that; after that
随机数	suí jī shù	random number
随大流	suí dà liú	to follow the crowd; going with the tide
随州市	Suí zhōu Shì	Suizhou, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3]
不随意	bù suí yì	unconscious; involuntary
随机应变	suí jī yìng biàn	to change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic
随处可见	suí chù kě jiàn	can be seen everywhere
形影相随	xíng yǐng xiāng suí	(lit.) body and shadow follow each other (idiom); (fig.) inseparable
随行就市	suí háng jiù shì	(of a price) to fluctuate according to the market; to sell at the market price
如影随形	rú yǐng suí xíng	(lit.) as the shadow follows the body (idiom); (fig.) closely associated with each other; …
随风倒	suí fēng dǎo	to bend with the wind
随县	Suí Xiàn	Sui County or Suixian, a county in Suizhou City 隨州市\|随州市[Sui2 zhou1 Shi4], Hubei
随心	suí xīn	to fulfill one's desire; to find sth satisfactory
随地	suí dì	according to the location; everywhere; any place; from any location; from wherever you lik…
随性	suí xìng	casual; laid-back; doing as one pleases
随机	suí jī	according to the situation; pragmatic; random