# 隋

| 隋 | U+968B, &#38539; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-968B |
| ← 隊 [U+968A] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 隌 → [U+968C] |

## Translingual
### Han character

隋 (Kangxi radical 170, 阜+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 弓中大一月 (NLKMB), four-corner 7422$_7$, composition ⿰阝⿱左月)

#### Derived characters

* 𡐦, 嫷, 憜, 撱, 𣿂, 𤡪, 橢, 𤛩, 𥪹, 𧝍, 䜏, 䝐, 𨬍, 𩞢, 䲊, 𪍳
* 䢫, 𩙇, 䔺, 𥳔, 𩅡, 𩯚, 墮, 𡡙, 嶞, 𢡢, 㯐, 隳, 䜐, 𩀶, 𪅿

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1357, character 5
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 41751
* Dae Jaweon: page 1861, character 5
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4142, character 16
* Unihan data for U+968B

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 隋
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 鬌 | *ʔl'oːlʔ, *l'oːlʔ, *l'ol |
| 隋 | *l̥ʰoːlʔ, *l'oːlʔ, *ljol |
| 墮 | *l̥ʰoːlʔ, *l'oːlʔ, *hlol |
| 媠 | *l̥ʰoːlʔ, *l'oːls |
| 橢 | *l̥ʰoːlʔ |
| 嫷 | *l̥ʰoːls, *l'oːlʔ |
| 毻 | *l̥ʰoːls, *l̥ʰoːds |
| 堶 | *l'oːl |
| 憜 | *l'oːlʔ |
| 惰 | *l'oːlʔ, *l'oːls |
| 嶞 | *l'oːlʔ |
| 髓 | *slolʔ |
| 瀡 | *slolʔ, *slols |
| 隨 | *ljol |
| 隓 | *hlol |
| 隳 | *hlol |
| 撱 | *lolʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *l̥ʰoːlʔ, *l'oːlʔ, *ljol) : abbreviated phonetic 隓 (OC *hlol) + semantic 肉 (“meat”). The use of this character for the dynasty name was created by its first emperor from the character 隨／随 (suí).

### Pronunciation 1

* For pronunciation and definitions of 隋 – see 墮 (“to fall; to sink; to degenerate; etc.”). (This character is an ancient form of 墮).
* For pronunciation and definitions of 隋 – see 惰 (“lazy; indolent; irreverent; careless”). (This character is an ancient form of 惰).

### Pronunciation 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 隋 – see 隳 (“to destroy; to ruin; to damage”). (This character is an ancient form of 隳).

### Pronunciation 3

* For pronunciation and definitions of 隋 – see 橢 (“oval-shaped container; long and narrow; oval-shaped; elliptical; etc.”). (This character is an ancient form of 橢).

### Pronunciation 4

* 隋 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 隋 (Cantonese)
* 隋 (Classical)
* 隋 (Gan)
* Sûi (Southern Min)
* 隋 (Wu)
* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): suí (sui$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄟˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sùi
    (Hailu, HRS): sui
* Eastern Min (BUC): sùi
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sui$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sûi
    (Teochew, Peng'im): sui$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: suí
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄟˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: suéi
*** Wade–Giles: sui$^2$
*** Yale: swéi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: swei
*** Palladius: суй (suj)
*** Sinological IPA : /su̯eɪ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ceoi$^4$
*** Yale: chèuih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cêu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɵy̯²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sùi
*** Hakka Romanization System: sui$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: sui$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /su̯i¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: sui
*** Sinological IPA: /sui⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sùi
*** Sinological IPA : /sui⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: sui$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬui¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sûi
*** Tâi-lô: suî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: suii
*** IPA (Xiamen): /sui²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sui²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /sui¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /sui²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /sui²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: sui$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sûi
*** Sinological IPA : /sui⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: zjwe
Rime :
| Character | 隋 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 邪 (17) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (12) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 旬爲切 |
| Baxter | zjwe |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ziuᴇ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /zʷiɛ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /zjuɛ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /zwiə̆/ |
| Li Rong | /ziue/ |
| Wang Li | /zǐwe/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /zwie̯/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | suí |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ceoi$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*sə.loj/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ljol/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 隋 |
| Reading # | 4/6 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | suí |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ zjwe › |
| Old Chinese | /*sə.loj/ |
| English | (place name) |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 隋 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| No. | 5437 |
| Phonetic component | 隓 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 隨 |
| Old Chinese | /*ljol/ |
| Notes | 見淮南子本作隨 |

#### Definitions

隋
* (～朝) Sui dynasty
* a surname

#### See also

Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history :
| Name | Time period | Divisions | Divisions |
| Xia 夏 (～朝, ～代) | 2070 – 1600 BCE | | |
| Shang 商 (～朝, ～代) 殷 (～朝, ～代) | 1600 – 1046 BCE | | |
| Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Western Zhou 西周 | |
| Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Eastern Zhou 東周 / 东周 | Spring and Autumn period 春秋 |
| Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Eastern Zhou 東周 / 东周 | Warring States period 戰國 / 战国 |
| Qin 秦 (～朝, ～代) | 221 – 206 BCE | | |
| Han 漢 / 汉 (～朝, ～代) | 206 BCE – 220 C.E. | Western Han 西漢 / 西汉 | Western Han 西漢 / 西汉 |
| Xin 新 (～朝) ||
| Eastern Han 東漢 / 东汉 ||
| Three Kingdoms 三國 / 三国 | 220 – 280 C.E. | Wei 魏 | Wei 魏 |
| Shu Han 蜀漢 / 蜀汉 ||
| Wu 吳 / 吴 ||
| Jin 晉 / 晋 (～朝, ～代) | 265 – 420 C.E. | Western Jin 西晉 / 西晋 | Western Jin 西晉 / 西晋 |
| Eastern Jin 東晉 / 东晋 ||
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Northern Wei 北魏 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Western Wei 西魏 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Eastern Wei 東魏 / 东魏 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Northern Zhou 北周 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Northern Qi 北齊 / 北齐 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Liu Song 劉宋 / 刘宋 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Southern Qi 南齊 / 南齐 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Liang 梁 (～朝, ～代) |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Chen 陳 / 陈 (～朝, ～代) |
| Sui 隋 (～朝, ～代) | 581 – 618 C.E. | | |
| Tang 唐 (～朝, ～代) | 618 – 907 C.E. | | |
| Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國 / 五代十国 | 907 – 960 C.E. | | |
| Liao 遼 / 辽 (～朝, ～代) | 907 – 1125 C.E. | | |
| Song 宋 (～朝, ～代) | 960 – 1279 C.E. | Northern Song 北宋 | Northern Song 北宋 |
| Southern Song 南宋 ||
| Western Xia 西夏 | 1038 – 1227 C.E. | | |
| Jin 金 (～朝, ～代) | 1115 – 1234 C.E. | | |
| Western Liao 西遼 / 西辽 | 1124 – 1218 C.E. | | |
| Yuan 元 (～朝, ～代) | 1271 – 1368 C.E. | | |
| Ming 明 (～朝, ～代) | 1368 – 1644 C.E. | | |
| Qing 清 (～朝, ～代) | 1636 – 1912 C.E. | | |

#### Compounds

* 和璧隋珠
* 和隋之珍
* 隋侯之珠
* 隋侯明月
* 隋文帝
* 隋書 / 隋书
* 隋朝 (Suícháo)
* 隋煬帝 / 隋炀帝
* 隋珠
* 隋隄

##### Descendants

* → English: Sui

### References

* “隋”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: だ (da)、ずい (zui)
* Kan-on: た (ta)、すい (sui)
* Kun: おちる (ochiru, 隋ちる)、なまける (namakeru, 隋ける)

### Proper noun

* Kanji in this term
* 隋
* ずい Hyōgai
* on'yomi
隋(ずい) • (Zui)
* Sui dynasty

## Korean
### Hanja

隋 (eum 수 (su))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

隋: Hán Nôm readings: tùy/tuỳ
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