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枘

ruì

Character

What 枘 means

1. tenon
2. tool handle
3. wedge

Words starting with 枘

• 枘凿ruì záoincompatible (abbr. for 方枘圆凿; (literary) compatible (lit. "mortise and tenon")

Words containing 枘

• 方枘圆凿fāng ruì yuán záo(lit.) like a square peg in a round hole (idiom); (fig.) incompatible
• 凿枘záo ruìsee 枘凿
• 圆凿方枘yuán záo fāng ruìsee 方枘圆凿

Characters built on 内

These share the phonetic component 内 (nèi), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 芮ruìsmall
• 蚋ruì(mosquito); Simulia lugubris; blackfly

Sounds the same

Read ruì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 锐acute
• 瑞lucky; auspicious; propitious
• 睿astute; perspicacious; farsighted
• 芮small
• 蚋(mosquito); Simulia lugubris; blackfly
• 汭river-bend
• 壡variant of 睿