踹 chuài to trample
to trample; to tread on; to kick
How to remember 踹: 𧾷 foot + 耑 sprout = to trample. Chasing his ball, the boy puts his foot right on Grandma's first tomato sprout, the one thing she begged him not to trample.
Component breakdown
踹 = 𧾷 foot + 耑 sprout
- 𧾷 foot
- 耑 sprout
Chasing his ball, the boy puts his foot right on Grandma's first tomato sprout, the one thing she begged him not to trample.
How it is used
- To kick hard (with the sole) / stomp - 踹门 (chuài mén) to kick a door in, 一脚踹开 (yìjiǎo chuàikāi) to kick open, 踹了一脚 (chuài le yìjiǎo) gave it a kick.
- A forceful, colloquial verb; the kick uses the flat of the foot, unlike 踢 (tī, a swinging kick).