How to Write 睢 (suī) — Meaning “To look; Sui (a surname or place name).”

Imagine an eye (目) staring intently at a bird (隹) in the sky – the bird is so still that you keep looking. This visual of "eye watching a bird" helps link the form to the meaning "to look" or "stare."

Write the left radical 目 first, then the right part 隹. Common mistakes include confusing the top of 隹 with 亻 (person) or using too many strokes for the bottom. Pay attention to the four horizontal strokes inside 隹 – they should be evenly spaced and not touch the right vertical line.

睢 has 隹 on the right, while 眦 has 此 (meaning "this") and means "corner of the eye" or "angry look." 眭 has 圭 (jade tablet) and can mean "deep-set eyes" or a surname. Focus on the different right-side components: 隹, 此, and 圭.

睢 is rarely used alone today; it appears mainly as a surname (Suī) and in place names like 睢县 (Suī County, Henan). The word 恣睢 (zì suī) means "overbearing" or "arrogant" and appears in classical literature, such as in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian."

Common words containing 睢 include: 恣睢 (zì suī) — overbearing; 睢县 (suī xiàn) — Sui County.; 睢睢 (suī suī) — Staring..