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随意

suíyì

as one likes; casually

A person choosing between hats
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Characters in this word

随 suí

Strokes
11
Radical
阝 — place, town, city
Made of
阝 place, town, city 迶 to walk
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

意 yì

Strokes
13
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
音 sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation 心 heart
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 意

Example phrases

  • 请随意坐。 Qǐng suíyì zuò. Please sit wherever you like.
  • 你随意点菜。 Nǐ suíyì diǎn cài. Order whatever dishes you like.
  • 不要随意说。 Bú yào suíyì shuō. Do not say things casually.

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