颓 tuí ruined
ruined; decayed; decadent
How to remember 颓: 秃 bald + 页 page = ruined. The bald owner of the old cinema reads the final page of the lease and looks around at his seats, ruined.
Component breakdown
颓 = 秃 bald + 页 page
- 秃 bald
- 页 page
The bald owner of the old cinema reads the final page of the lease and looks around at his seats, ruined.
How it is used
- Declining/dispirited/decadent: 颓废 (tuífèi) decadent and listless, 颓丧 (tuísàng) dejected - 情绪颓废 (qíngxù tuífèi) low and demoralized.
- 颓 conveys a slumped, given-up spirit; also 衰颓 (shuāituí) of a nation/health in decline.
- Online 颓 alone is now slang for feeling burned out and unmotivated.