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随 隨
Follow / Act in accordance with (Impromptu)
- 随后 (suí hòu) Soon after Literal. Follow behind
- 随时 (suí shǐ) Any time Literal. Act in accordance with time
- 随便 (suí biàn) Anything will do / As please / Whatever works Literal. Act in accordance with convenience
- 随意 (suí yì) Act according to one wishes
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- 随心所欲 (suí xīn suǒ yù) Follow the heart Literal. Act in accordance with one's heart desire – covers a wide spectrum from free-spirited, going with the flow to impulsive and reckless
- 夫唱妇随 (fū chàng fù suí) Devoted companionship Literal. Husband sings; Wife follows along – describes a couple who goes everywhere or does everything together. In a more humorous way, some might say 嫁鸡随鸡，嫁狗随狗 (jià jī suí jī, jià gǒu suí gǒu) Literal. Marry the Chicken, follow the Chicken; Marry the Dog, follow the Dog
- 如影随形 (rú yǐng suí xíng) Always seen together Literal. As (good as) shadow following form (body) – a non-couple-specific phrase, often used for abstract or symbolic expressions such as lingering longings or unrequited love
Compound characters with 阝 Mound Radical are usually symbolic of a build-up
- 阴 (yīn) Yin Symbolic. Mound moon - the dark side of the slope - often used to represent Darkness, Dampness, Coldness, Female etc
- 阳 (yáng) Yang Symbolic. Mound sun - the bright side of the slope - often used to represent Brightness, Dryness, Warmth, Male etc
- 队 (duì) Team Symbolic. Mound human - a build-up of human
*阝 Mound Radical is also known as the Left-ear Radical as it is shaped like an ear and appears on the left side of a character - not to be confused with the Right-ear Radical, reference: 部