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degenerate

HSK 10
duò, huī
おち.る、くず.す、くず.れる
Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 隋 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (墮)
earth+ Sui dynasty =
degenerate
Meaning component
earth
soil, earth
Phonetic component
suí Sui dynasty
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Simplified (堕)
earth+ follow =
fall
Meaning component
earth
soil, earth
Phonetic component
follow
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Notes
Chinese
/ [duò]
to fall; to degenerate
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