随suí

WHOLE CHARACTER

随suí

to follow; to comply with; to do as one pleases (随意); along with; in passing; to resemble (a parent)

随 is following along: 随着 'following', 随身 'to carry on one's person', 随便 'as you like'.

ZDIC: 形声，从辶、隋声 — the walking wrap with the sound piece 隋 (suí), which matches suí exactly. The modern form spreads the old pieces: the ear 阝 on the left, and 有 riding the 辶 sweep on the right.

LEFT: THE MOUND-EAR PIECE — PART OF THE WRITTEN DISTRIBUTION OF THE OLD SOUND PIECE 隋

阝fù; yì

mound/step-hill (阜, the LEFT ear); city/place (邑, the RIGHT ear)

A bound radical form with two shapes: the left ear from 阜 (as in 院), the right ear from 邑 (as in 那, 部). Not a standalone page.

In 随: left: the mound-ear piece — part of the written distribution of the old sound piece 隋 The left ear comes from 阜 in this position.

RIGHT: THE WALKING WRAP CARRYING THE WRITTEN PIECE 有

Component group

Notice this part of the shape; it is not taught as a separate word in this lesson.

In 随: right: the walking wrap carrying the written piece 有 Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.