| 瑞 | 487A20 31A.42-2 | 部居  | 畫數 13 | ㄖㄨㄟˋ [rui4] | ||
| N. | (1) A jade tablet used as a token of authourity and good faith in anc. times. (2) A good omen: 祥瑞 a happy omen; 吉瑞 signs of good luck; 人瑞 a venerable old man (woman), usu. a benefactor of mankind. | |||||
| Adj. | Auspicious: 瑞兆 auspicious portents; 瑞雪 [rui4xUe3]↓; 瑞氣 celestial phenomena portending peace and prosperity. | |||||
| Words | 1. 瑞典 [rui4dian3], n., Sweden. 2. 瑞符 [rui4fu2], n., (AC) a tally used for ordering troop movements. 3. 瑞禾 [rui4he2], n., auspicious cluster of rice (also 嘉禾). 4. 瑞麥 [rui4mai4], n., auspicious tassels of wheat. 5. 瑞腦 [rui4nao3], n., (med.) Borneo camphor (also 冰片，瑞龍腦). 6. 瑞相 [rui4xiang4], n., (1) (Phrenology) facial signs portending good luck or luck in gen.; (2) (Budd.) auspicious signs. 7. 瑞仙桃 [rui4xian1tao2], n., (bot.) the peach, Prunus persica. 8. 瑞香 [rui4xiang1], n., (bot.) the winter daphne, Daphne odora. 9. 瑞士 [rui4shi4], n., Switzerland. 10. 瑞雪 [rui4xUe3], n., (1) (euphem.) winter snow; (2) (Chin. med.) roots of Trichosanthes japonica. 11. 瑞草 [rui4cao3], n., a grass which, owing to its rarity, is regarded as a lucky portent. | |||||