Meta:

  1. 摧 is the 2161st most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 4 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (mountain), (small bird)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. cui1 - to break/to destroy/to devastate/to ravage/to repress

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 摧 (cui1): The component 崔 is pronounced as 'cui1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 摧 (cui1): The component 隹 is pronounced as 'zhui1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

摧残 (摧殘)

Medium Frequency

坚不可摧 (堅不可摧)
摧毁 (摧毀)
无坚不摧 (無堅不摧)

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Meta:

  1. 殘 is the 1148th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 38 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (death/decay), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. can2 - to destroy/to spoil/to ruin/to injure/cruel/oppressive/savage/brutal/incomplete/disabled/to remain/to survive/remnant/surplus

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
残忍 (殘忍)
残酷 (殘酷)

Medium Frequency

凶残 (兇殘)
凶残 (凶殘)
摧残 (摧殘)
残卷 (殘卷)
残存 (殘存)
残害 (殘害)
残局 (殘局)
残废 (殘廢)
残暴 (殘暴)
残杀 (殘殺)
残渣 (殘渣)
残留 (殘留)
残疾 (殘疾)
残疾人 (殘疾人)
残缺 (殘缺)
残余 (殘餘)
残骸 (殘骸)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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