毁

譭
huǐ
#1,158 most
frequent character
destroy, ruin, damage, defame
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

毁 combines a sound part ér with 殳, a hand holding a weapon for hitting. It first meant 'damage, destroy.' That grew to 'ruin.'

毁 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

他毁了这幅画。
tā huǐle zhè fú huà 。
He destroyed this painting.
这场大雨毁坏了很多农作物。
zhè cháng dàyǔ huǐhuài le hěnduō nóngzuòwù 。
This heavy rain damaged many crops.
你不要毁了自己的名声。
nǐ búyào huǐle zìjǐ de míngshēng 。
Don't defame your own reputation.

Same Characters, Different Readings

毁huǐ
destroy, ruin, damage, defame
毁huǐ
destroy, ruin, damage, defame

Words with similar meanings

毁坏huǐhuài
damage
更侧重于对物体或环境的损害，包含程度较重的破坏。
破坏pòhuài
destroy
较为通用，可以用于形容对物体的彻底破坏，强度类似。

Homophones

毁huǐ
destroy, ruin, damage, defame
毁huǐ
destroy, ruin, damage, defame
悔huǐ
(bound form) to regret, to repent

Words Starting With 毁

毁灭huǐ miè
perish; ruin; destroy

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