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挫
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frustrate

HSK 7
Human →Actions
cuò
ザ、サ
くじ.く、くじ.ける
좌
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 坐 represents the sound.
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 坐 sit =
挫 frustrate
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
坐 Phonetic component
zuò sit
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
挫
Regular
Modern
Chinese
挫 [cuò]
obstructed; to fail; to oppress; to repress; to lower the tone; to bend back; to dampen
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (17)
挫折 [cuò​zhé] #9,693
setback
挫败 [cuò​bài] #12,119
to thwart
挫败 [cuò​bài] #12,119
to thwart
受挫 [shòu​cuò] #20,369
thwarted
挫折感 [cuò​zhé​gǎn] #34,223
frustration
抑扬顿挫 [yì​yáng​dùn​cuò] #56,838
see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dùn​cuò​yì​yáng]
抑扬顿挫 [yì​yáng​dùn​cuò] #56,838
see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dùn​cuò​yì​yáng]
力挫 [lì​cuò] #40,919
to win as a result of tenacious effort
顿挫 [dùn​cuò] #46,281
a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes
顿挫 [dùn​cuò] #46,281
a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes
7 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (18)
⭐ 挫折 [ざせつ] #14,670
setback
挫ける [くじける] #20,485
to be disheartened
挫く [くじく] #24,376
to sprain
頓挫 [とんざ] #24,744
setback
⭐ 捻挫 [ねんざ] #27,623
sprain
出鼻をくじく [でばなをくじく] #42,390
to spoil someone's start
脳挫傷 [のうざしょう] #62,705
cerebral contusion
挫折感 [ざせつかん] #85,489
feeling of frustration
腕ひしぎ [うでひしぎ] #90,658
armlock
挫傷 [ざしょう] #115,733
sprain
8 more items
KOREAN WORDS (2)
좌절
despair; frustration
좌절감
despair; frustration