綴

简 缀 · 繁 綴
Mandarin · pinyin chuò#

Meanings · chuò

  1. variant of 輟 chuò
Mandarin · pinyin zhuì#

Meanings · zhuì

  1. to sew
  2. to stitch together
  3. to combine
  4. to link
  5. to connect
  6. to put words together
  7. to compose
  8. to embellish
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綴
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zhuì · patch together, link, connect
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4 · chuo4

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zeoi3 · zeoi6 · zyut3 · zyut6

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character · Etymology 1

  1. to stitch up
  2. to connect; to join
  3. to decorate

character · Etymology 1

  1. (Southern Min) to follow
  2. (Southern Min) to imitate

character · Etymology 2

  1. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 輟 /辍 (“to stop”)

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綴 · chuo4 · zhui4
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 86,493, 86,494
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Exact source records綴 缀 [chuo4] /variant of 輟|辍[chuo4]/綴 缀 [zhui4] /to sew/to stitch together/to combine/to link/to connect/to put words together/to compose/to embellish/