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髓
suǐ
1. marrow
2. essence
3. quintessence
4. pith (soft interior of plant stem)
Common • Top 19% ✏️ 23 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

髓
suǐ
substance, essence; bone marrow
21 丶

Compound Words (20)

延髓
yánsuǐ
medulla oblongata (the lower half of the brainstem)
牙髓
yásuǐ
tooth pulp
玉髓
yùsuǐ
chalcedony
真髓
zhēnsuǐ
the real essence (of the matter)
神髓
shénsuǐ
lit. spirit and marrow
精髓
jīngsuǐ
marrow
脊髓
jǐsuǐ
spinal cord
脑髓
nǎosuǐ
brain tissue
骨髓
gǔsuǐ
bone marrow (medulla ossea)
髓结
suǐjié
pith knot (in timber)
髓脑
suǐnǎo
brains
髓鞘
suǐqiào
myelin sheath (membrane surrounding axon of nerve cell)
红玉髓
hóngyùsuǐ
cornelian (mineral)
红骨髓
hónggǔsuǐ
red bone marrow (myeloid tissue)
绿玉髓
lǚyùsuǐ
chrysoprase (mineral)
脊髓炎
jǐsuǐyán
myelitis
骨髓腔
gǔsuǐqiāng
marrow cavity (in long bones)
黄骨髓
huánggǔsuǐ
yellow or fatty bone marrow
戳心灌髓
chuōxīnguànsuǐ
sarcasm
沦肌浃髓
lúnjījiāsuǐ
lit. penetrate to the marrow (idiom); deeply affected

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