Dong Chinese dictionary

cuì

color green

Phonosemantic compound. 羽 represents the meaning and 卒 represents the sound.

Components

羽 Meaning component

yǔ

feather

卒 Sound component

zú, cù

soldier, to finish

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

cuì

color green; kingfisher; bluish-green; green jade

Most common words with 翠

Sources