溃 kuì a flooding river
How to remember 溃: 氵 water + 贵 expensive = a flooding river. Muddy water pours through the expensive new cafe, and the owner can only stare at a flooding river where his street used to be.
Component breakdown
溃 = 氵 water + 贵 expensive
- 氵 water
- 贵 expensive
- 𠀐 shopping basket
- 贝 sea shell
Muddy water pours through the expensive new cafe, and the owner can only stare at a flooding river where his street used to be.
How it is used
- To burst/collapse/rout - 崩溃 (bēngkuì), of a dam, army, system, or a person's mind: 精神崩溃 (jīngshén bēngkuì) a mental breakdown.
- 溃败 (kuìbài) a military rout; 溃烂 (kuìlàn) to fester/ulcerate. Conveys total breakdown.