虽 (suī) — Chinese Character

虽

suī

although; even though

Radical: 虫 HSK 6 c

Components & Etymology

虽 decomposes into the following components:

口虫

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 虽.

虽则

suī zé

nevertheless

虽是

suī shì

although

虽然

suī rán

although

虽说

suī shuō

though

虽死犹生

suī sǐ yóu shēng

lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom)

虽死犹荣

suī sǐ yóu róng

lit. although dead, also honored

虽败犹荣

suī bài yóu róng

honorable even in defeat (idiom)

虽迟但到

suī chí dàn dào

(slang) slow to arrive but eventually shows up

话虽如此

huà suī rú cǐ

be that as it may

秤砣虽小压千斤

chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn

麻雀虽小，五脏俱全

má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán

牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶

mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú

Characters that share the radical 虫.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.