虽 suī although
怎么记住“虽”: 口 mouth + 虫 insect = although. The girl claps a hand over her mouth at the insect on her plate, then keeps eating her salad, although much more slowly.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound · 假借 borrowed for its sound
originally 虫 + 唯
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
虽 = 口 mouth + 虫 insect
- 口 mouth shape only
- 虫 insect meaning
The girl claps a hand over her mouth at the insect on her plate, then keeps eating her salad, although much more slowly.
How it came to be
The oldest form joins an insect for the meaning to a sound part; it named a lizard, and its sound was later borrowed for although.
用法
- Half of 虽然 (suīrán, although), sets up a concession that 但是/可是 answers: 虽然贵，但是好 (suīrán guì, dànshì hǎo) pricey, but good.
- Rarely stands alone in speech; 虽然 is the everyday form, 虽 solo (or 虽说 suīshuō) feels more written/terse.
- Trap: English drops the 'but', Chinese keeps it. You need the second clause word (但是) too.
含“虽”的汉字
含“虽”的词语
例句
- 虽然跑得很累，但是很多人都没有放弃。 Suīrán pǎo de hěn lèi, dànshì hěn duō rén dōu méiyǒu fàngqì.Though exhausted from running, many refused to give up.