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CHINESE CHARACTER

shuāi

摔

摔

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off

Numbered pinyin
shuai1
English meanings
throw, cast/throw down/off, drop, plunge, lose one's balance, off, swing, fall, tumble, throw down, cause to fall and break, cast down, cast, hurtle down, throw off, move backward and forward, fling, break

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 率.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    率

Meaning & sound clues

扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.

率 is identified as the sound component (lǜ). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 摔.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌率

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他shuāidǎo摔倒le了。

    He fell.

  2. 02

    shuāijiāo摔跤。

    Wrestle.

  3. 03

    shuāi摔suì碎。

    Broke by falling.

  4. 04

    bié别shuāi摔。

    Don't drop it.

  5. 05

    shuāi摔le了yī一jiāo跤。

    Had a fall.

  6. 06

    shuāi摔huài坏le了。

    Dropped and broke.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 摔倒
  • 摔跤