綏

简 绥 · 繁 綏
Mandarin · pinyin suí

Meanings

  1. to pacify
  2. Taiwan pr. suī
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綏
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绥
suí · soothe, appease, pacify
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2 · sui2

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  1. (literary) cord held when mounting a carriage
  2. (literary) to pacify; to placate
  3. (historical) short for 綏遠/绥远 (Suíyuǎn, “Suiyuan province”)

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