猝
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,249 U+731D
How 猝 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
犭 (semantic, “dog”) + 卒 (phonetic, zú)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 卒
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 卒 (zú) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卒 sound component | 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 |
| 萃 | cuì | grassy; thick, dense, close; to gather, to assemble |
| 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 |
Words containing 猝
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 婴儿猝死综合症 | yīng ér cù sǐ zōng hé zhèng | sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); crib death |
| 猝不及防 | cù bù jí fáng | to be caught off guard; without warning |
| 猝睡症 | cù shuì zhèng | narcolepsy |
| 猝发 | cù fā | to occur unexpectedly |
| 猝死 | cù sǐ | to die suddenly |
| 猝然 | cù rán | suddenly; abruptly |
| 仓猝 | cāng cù | variant of 倉促|仓促[cang1 cu4] |
| 猝逝 | cù shì | to die suddenly |
| 匆猝 | cōng cù | hurried; hasty; abrupt |