摧 cuī to destroy
to destroy; to wreck
怎么记住“摧”: 扌 hand + 崔 lofty = to destroy. The toddler reaches one tiny hand toward his sister's lofty castle of blocks and needs just a second to destroy it.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
摧 = 扌 hand + 崔 lofty
- 扌 hand meaning
- 崔 lofty sound
The toddler reaches one tiny hand toward his sister's lofty castle of blocks and needs just a second to destroy it.
How it came to be
The hand gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- Bound; to destroy/crush, mainly 摧毁 (cuīhuǐ) to demolish/wreck and 摧残 (cuīcán) to ravage/wreck (health, spirit): 摧残身心 (cuīcán shēnxīn) to devastate body and mind.
- 无坚不摧 (wújiān-bùcuī) = able to smash any obstacle; 摧枯拉朽 (cuīkū-lāxiǔ) = to sweep away with ease.