懂中文 Dong Chinese

遂

suì

comply with

Original meaning: 

to flee

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 㒸 represents the sound. The meaning later shifted to "follow along" and "comply with".

Components
辶 meaning component

辶  Meaning component

chuò

  

walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

㒸 sound component

㒸  Sound component

suì

  

obey

Evolution

遂 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
遂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
遂 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
遂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

遂  

suì

comply with, follow along; thereupon; to satisfy; to succeed; then; finally; unexpectedly; to proceed; to reach

Most common words with 遂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

遂

then

未遂

unsuccessful (attempt)

毛遂自荐

Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom); to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states)

半身不遂

hemiplegia

遂宁

Suining prefecture level city in Sichuan

Component uses

Sound component in 3 characters (1 verified)

邃 隧 燧