摧

cuī
#2,161 most
frequent character
to break, to destroy, to devastate

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

摧 cuī has 扌 hand as meaning part and 崔 cuī as sound part. Hand action gives original 'to push away'; later it grew to 'break' and then 'destroy'.

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Homophones

HSK 5
催cuī
to urge, to press, to prompt

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