挫 cuò to check
to check; to obstruct; to push down
How to remember 挫: 扌 hand + 坐 sit = to check. The trainer lays a hand on the puppy's back to make it sit, ready to check every jump at the guests.
Component breakdown
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
挫 = 扌 hand + 坐 sit
- 扌 hand meaning
- 坐 sit sound
- 从 from
- 人 person
- 人 person
- 土 earth
- 从 from
The trainer lays a hand on the puppy's back to make it sit, ready to check every jump at the guests.
How it came to be
The hand gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
How it is used
- To be frustrated/thwarted: 挫折 (cuòzhé) a setback: 遭受挫折 (zāoshòu cuòzhé) suffer a setback; 受挫 (shòucuò) be frustrated, 挫败 (cuòbài) defeat/frustrate.
- 挫伤 (cuòshāng) = to dampen (enthusiasm) / a bruise. 抑扬顿挫 (yìyáng-dùncuò) = modulated cadence. 挫 conveys a blow that checks one's momentum.