How to Write 谡 (sù) — Meaning “to rise; sound of wind”

Imagine the left side 讠 as a speech bubble, and the right side 㒸 looks like a person standing up with arms raised — this suggests someone rising up to speak or the wind making a rustling sound. Think: "the speech (讠) of someone rising (㒸) is like the sound of wind."

Pay attention to the stroke order: left radical 讠 comes first (dot, horizontal折, vertical), then the right side 㒸 (start with the top horizontal, then the two dots and the middle vertical, finally the bottom part). A common mistake is making the right side too wide or confusing the two dots in 㒸 — keep them small and centered above the vertical strokes.

谡 (sù) means "to rise" or "sound of wind" and is rarely used except in names and classical phrases, while 请 (qǐng) means "to request" or "please" and is very common in daily speech. 诸 (zhū) means "all" or "various" and appears in formal terms like 诸多. Visually, the right side of 谡 has 㒸 with a vertical line and two dots, whereas 请 has 青 and 诸 has 者.

谡 is not common in everyday Chinese; its main use is in the name 马谡 (Mǎ Sù), a general from the Three Kingdoms period known for losing the strategic city of Jieting. In classical literature, 谡谡 describes the sound of wind or a tall, upright appearance. Learners rarely need this character except when reading historical texts or poetry.

Common words containing 谡 include: 马谡 (mǎ sù) — Ma Su (a historical figure); 谡谡 (sù sù) — sound of wind; upright and tall; 振谡 (zhèn sù) — to rustle; sound of wind in the trees.