How to Write 浽 (suī) — Meaning “Drizzling”

Picture water (氵) falling gently from a safe (妥) place, like a quiet drizzle. You can also imagine saying 'so sweet' for 'suī' to remember the fine, soft rain.

First write the three strokes of the water radical on the left: dot, dot, lift. Then the right part 妥: start with the claw-top (爫: three strokes), then add 女 below. A common mistake is writing the top of 妥 too wide, so keep it narrow and balanced with the left radical.

浽 has right side 妥, meaning drizzling rain. 沫 has right side 末 (meaning 'end' or 'tip') and means foam or bubbles. 沭 has right side 术 (meaning 'art') and is a river name. They look different and have completely different meanings.

浽 is very rare and mostly found in classical literature or poetry describing gentle rain. Modern speakers almost never use it; you might see it in the compound 浽溦 for 'fine rain'. It is not part of daily vocabulary.

Common words containing 浽 include: 浽溦 (suī wēi) — Fine rain; 浽浽 (suī suī) — Drizzling; 浽 (suī) — Drizzling.