摧 cuī to destroy
to destroy; to wreck
How to remember 摧: 扌 hand + 崔 towering = to destroy. The toddler reaches one tiny hand toward his sister's towering castle of blocks and needs just a second to destroy it.
Component breakdown
摧 = 扌 hand + 崔 towering
- 扌 hand
- 崔 towering
The toddler reaches one tiny hand toward his sister's towering castle of blocks and needs just a second to destroy it.
How it is used
- Bound; to destroy/crush, mainly 摧毁 (cuīhuǐ) to demolish/wreck and 摧残 (cuīcán) to ravage/wreck (health, spirit): 摧残身心 (cuīcán shēnxīn) to devastate body and mind.
- 无坚不摧 (wújiān-bùcuī) = able to smash any obstacle; 摧枯拉朽 (cuīkū-lāxiǔ) = to sweep away with ease.