坠 zhuì to drop
to drop; to fall down; to sink; heavy; weight
怎么记住“坠”: 队 team + 土 earth = to drop. The whole team gasps when the drone's battery dies, and they watch it tumble toward the earth as it starts to drop.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
坠 = 队 team + 土 earth
- 队 team sound
- 阝 mound
- 人 person
- 土 earth meaning
The whole team gasps when the drone's battery dies, and they watch it tumble toward the earth as it starts to drop.
How it came to be
The earth gives the meaning and the top part the sound.
用法
- To fall/plunge from a height: 坠落 (zhuìluò) crash down, 坠机 (zhuìjī) a plane crash, 摇摇欲坠 (yáoyáo-yùzhuì) tottering on the brink of collapse.
- As a noun, a hanging weight or pendant: 耳坠 (ěrzhuì) earring.
- Differs from 掉 (diào), the everyday 'drop': 坠 implies a heavy, dramatic fall.