Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 貴 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (潰)
Simplified (溃)
Notes
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Historical Evolution
溃
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
溃
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
溃
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
溃
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
溃
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
溃
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
溃
Regular
Modern
Chinese
溃 / 潰 [kuì]
to be dispersed; to break down; to fester; to ulcerate
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
潰 つえ
Tsue place name
CHINESE WORDS (17)
崩溃 [bēngkuì] #2,688
to collapse
溃疡 [kuìyáng] #15,263
ulcer
击溃 [jīkuì] #17,937
to defeat
溃烂 [kuìlàn] #27,827
to fester
溃败 [kuìbài] #30,918
utterly defeated
溃散 [kuìsǎn] #52,537
defeated
溃不成军 [kuìbùchéngjūn] #41,172
utterly defeated
溃逃 [kuìtáo] #45,603
to flee in disorder
溃兵 [kuìbīng] #51,528
defeated troops
溃决 [kuìjué] #53,561
to collapse (of a dam)
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JAPANESE WORDS (78)
⭐ 潰す [つぶす] #1,944
to smash
⭐ 崩壊 [ほうかい] #3,459
collapse
⭐ 潰れる [つぶれる] #4,153
to be crushed
⭐ 壊滅 [かいめつ] #8,444
(complete) destruction
押しつぶす [おしつぶす] #9,164
to crush
叩き潰す [たたきつぶす] #11,235
to smash up
時間をつぶす [じかんをつぶす] #13,207
to kill time
⭐ 暇つぶし [ひまつぶし] #13,497
killing time
踏み潰す [ふみつぶす] #14,238
to trample
塗りつぶす [ぬりつぶす] #14,300
to paint over
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