坠 zhuì to drop
to drop; to fall down; to sink; heavy; weight
How to remember 坠: 队 team + 土 earth = to drop. The whole team gasps when the drone's battery dies, and they watch it tumble toward the earth as it starts to drop.
Component breakdown
坠 = 队 team + 土 earth
- 队 team
- 阝 mound
- 人 person
- 土 earth
The whole team gasps when the drone's battery dies, and they watch it tumble toward the earth as it starts to drop.
How it is used
- To fall/plunge from a height: 坠落 (zhuìluò) crash down, 坠机 (zhuìjī) a plane crash, 摇摇欲坠 (yáoyáo-yùzhuì) tottering on the brink of collapse.
- As a noun, a hanging weight or pendant: 耳坠 (ěrzhuì) earring.
- Differs from 掉 (diào), the everyday 'drop' - 坠 implies a heavy, dramatic fall.