挫 cuò to check
to check; to obstruct; to push down
How to remember 挫: 扌 hand + 坐 sit = to check. The trainer lays a hand on the puppy's back to make it sit, ready to check every jump at the guests.
Component breakdown
挫 = 扌 hand + 坐 sit
- 扌 hand
- 坐 sit
- 从 from
- 人 person
- 人 person
- 土 earth
- 从 from
The trainer lays a hand on the puppy's back to make it sit, ready to check every jump at the guests.
How it is used
- To be frustrated/thwarted - 挫折 (cuòzhé) a setback: 遭受挫折 (zāoshòu cuòzhé) suffer a setback; 受挫 (shòucuò) be frustrated, 挫败 (cuòbài) defeat/frustrate.
- 挫伤 (cuòshāng) = to dampen (enthusiasm) / a bruise. 抑扬顿挫 (yìyáng-dùncuò) = modulated cadence. 挫 conveys a blow that checks one's momentum.