崔

cuī

c+uī·1st tone

(literary) (of mountains) lofty

Radical: 山 Strokes: 11

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Same radical

山岁岛岩峻峰岭岳崩岸崖峭

Same radical

山岁岛岩峻峰岭岳崩岸崖峭峡崇岗

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Character Decomposition

崔=山+隹

Etymology

A bird 隹 faced with a mountain 山

Meanings

(literary) (of mountains) lofty

cuī

surname Cui

Cuī

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Words with 崔 30 total

tall · towering崔巍cuī wēi Cui Wei (1912-1979), actor, dramatist and movie director崔嵬Cuī Wéi Cui Jian (1961-), father of Chinese rock music崔健Cuī Jiàn Daniel C. Tsui (1939-), Chinese-born American physicist, winner of 1998 Nobel Prize in Physics崔琦Cuī Qí Choi Yeong (1316-1388), general of Korean Goryeo dynasty崔萤Cuī Yíng Cui Hao (-754), Tang dynasty poet and author of poem Yellow Crane Tower崔颢Cuī Hào Cui Hong, historian at the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏崔鸿Cuī Hóng Choe Gyuha (1919-2006), South Korean politician, president 1979-1980崔圭夏Cuī Guī xià Christine Choy (1964-), Chinese-American film director崔明慧Cuī Míng huì Cui Yongyuan (1963-), TV presenter崔永元Cuī Yǒng yuán