Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced sui
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced sui, including 随 suí, 虽 suī, 岁 suì, 碎 suì, 尿 niào / suī. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
To say sui, use a flat-tongue s, slide into ui, and lay the tone on top — it is one sound, not the letters read separately.
Initial s
Keep the tongue flat and the sound clean.
Final ui
Settle the final ui into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (随 suí, 虽 suī, 岁 suì, 碎 suì, 尿 niào / suī) and lock in their tones. 6 common characters share the sound sui, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
sui turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 虽 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 随 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 岁, 碎, 尿… (4 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing sui inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
6 common characters in this group.