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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- zhui4
- English meanings
- to fall, to drop, to weigh down
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 队; bottom 土.
Meaning & sound clues
土 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “earth”.
队 is identified as the sound component (duì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 坠.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
stitch; decorate; compose
heel
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 下坠
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