摔 shuāi to fall
to fall; to stumble; to trip
How to remember 摔: 扌 hand + 率 to command = to fall. The coach raises a hand to command the start, and the nervous runner in lane two manages to fall over her laces.
Component breakdown
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
摔 = 扌 hand + 率 to command
- 扌 hand meaning
- 率 to command sound
The coach raises a hand to command the start, and the nervous runner in lane two manages to fall over her laces.
How it came to be
The hand gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
How it is used
- Intransitive "to fall down": 摔倒 shuāidǎo "to trip and fall," often said of an elderly person or a child.
- Transitive "to hurl/smash down": 摔杯子 (shuāi bēizi) "to smash a cup" in anger.
- 摔跤 shuāijiāo has two unrelated senses that context must disambiguate: "to trip and fall" or, as a noun, "wrestling (the sport)."
Words with 摔
Example sentences
- 他突然摔倒了。 Tā tūrán shuāidǎo le.All of a sudden, he fell down.