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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- sui4
- English meanings
- break to pieces, break ... to pieces, garrulous, smash, knap, crumble, gabby, fragmentary, batter, broken
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 石; right 卒.
Meaning & sound clues
石 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “rock”.
卒 is identified as the sound component (zú). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 碎.
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.
year
although
then; accomplish
deep; profound
2 right after v.1
tunnel
marrow; essence
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 破碎
- 粉碎