<p>Not awkward at all. It is in fact a common way to refer to 瑞. Another option is using 瑞雪兆丰年的瑞.</p>

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what is 瑞雪兆丰年 ? is it famous among chinese people?
Tomsofty33
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@Tomsofty33 it’s famous among Chinese people, infact it’s used often to talk of the character 瑞, like I wrote in my answer. Oxford defines it as: *timely snow augurs a good harvest*.
Mou某
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is there a link to that definition of oxford?
Tomsofty33
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@Tomsofty33 here’s a Chinese definition http://www.zdic.net/c/e/172/385082.htm | my oxford def was from a paid for dict in Pleco - no public links im afraid
Mou某
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Mou某
<p>瑞 is a character mainly used in names.  And this is a common way to refer to 瑞 using names "瑞士"(Swiss), "瑞典"(Sweden).</p>

<p>(In some province of China, you might be able to use the names of some important towns in the province. For example, 瑞丽)</p>

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2018-08-13T16:54:28.210Z
Not really. We use 瑞 in names because it has a good meaning. Check the meanings in 瑞雪，祥瑞.
Bruce Huang
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2018-08-14T01:14:43.080Z
Just forgot those word, :(
Aria Ax
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Aria Ax
<p>Since I'm not a native chinese, I need to confirm this with one.</p>

<p>For the character 瑞 would it be awkward if I refer to / address it when spelling a word to another person using 瑞士的瑞 ---> "Switzerland's Ruì" ? </p>

<p>瑞士 has the highest rank of frequent word that has the character 瑞 in it..</p>

<p>Please CMIIW</p>

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2018-08-13T13:39:10.420Z
maybe take a look at this: https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/30823/official-naming-of-the-characters-hanzi-in-mandarin-chinese/30826#30826
NoobTW
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woopsy doopsy, I didn't see that..
NoobTW
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Using 瑞士的瑞 to address the character 瑞
# Using 瑞士的瑞 to address the character 瑞

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-13)

Since I'm not a native chinese, I need to confirm this with one.

For the character 瑞 would it be awkward if I refer to / address it when spelling a word to another person using 瑞士的瑞 ---> "Switzerland's Ruì" ?

瑞士 has the highest rank of frequent word that has the character 瑞 in it..

Please CMIIW

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: maybe take a look at this: https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/30823/official-naming-of-the-characters-hanzi-in-mandarin-chinese/30826#30826  
> **username_1**: woopsy doopsy, I didn't see that..  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-08-13. Score: 2

Not awkward at all. It is in fact a common way to refer to 瑞. Another option is using 瑞雪兆丰年的瑞.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: what is 瑞雪兆丰年 ? is it famous among chinese people?  
> **username_2**: @username_0 it’s famous among Chinese people, infact it’s used often to talk of the character 瑞, like I wrote in my answer. Oxford defines it as: *timely snow augurs a good harvest*.  
> **username_0**: is there a link to that definition of oxford?  
> **username_2**: @username_0 here’s a Chinese definition http://www.zdic.net/c/e/172/385082.htm | my oxford def was from a paid for dict in Pleco - no public links im afraid  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-08-13. Score: 1

瑞 is a character mainly used in names. And this is a common way to refer to 瑞 using names "瑞士"(Swiss), "瑞典"(Sweden).

(In some province of China, you might be able to use the names of some important towns in the province. For example, 瑞丽)

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Not really. We use 瑞 in names because it has a good meaning. Check the meanings in 瑞雪，祥瑞.  
> **username_3**: Just forgot those word, :(  

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