1234567891011Keywordto temperto soakto dyeto changeFrequency#4700Strokes11ReadingscuìMnemonic氵 (water) gives the meaning and 卒 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of氵water卒soldierUsed in vocabulary淬火cuìhuǒto quench; to temper; to harden by quenching淬cuìdip into water; to temper淬炼cuìliàn(fig.) to temper; to forge; to toughen (through hardship or repeated trials)