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wreck

HSK 7
Human →Actions →Change
cuī
サイ、サ
くだ.く
최
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 崔 Cui =
摧 wreck
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
hand
崔 Phonetic component
cuī Cui
high, lofty, towering
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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)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
摧
Regular
Modern
Chinese
摧 [cuī]
to break; to destroy; to devastate; to ravage; to repress
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (12)
摧毁 [cuī​huǐ] #2,739
to destroy
摧毁 [cuī​huǐ] #2,739
to destroy
摧残 [cuī​cán] #15,292
to ravage
摧残 [cuī​cán] #15,292
to ravage
坚不可摧 [jiān​bù​kě​cuī] #19,444
invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable
坚不可摧 [jiān​bù​kě​cuī] #19,444
invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable
无坚不摧 [wú​jiān​bù​cuī] #34,642
no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle
无坚不摧 [wú​jiān​bù​cuī] #34,642
no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle
崩摧 [bēng​cuī] #71,513
to collapse
兰摧玉折 [lán​cuī​yù​zhé] #75,707
premature death of a budding talent
2 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (6)
⭐ 砕ける [くだける] #4,265
to break (into pieces)
⭐ 砕く [くだく] #4,278
to break (into pieces)
破砕 [はさい] #20,717
crushing (into pieces)
⭐ 玉砕 [ぎょくさい] #21,164
honorable death
摧邪輪 [ざいじゃりん] #181,129
Tract for Destroying Heretical Views (Buddhist treatise by Myoe, ca. 1212 CE)
砕身 [さいしん]
working so hard as to ruin one's body