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脆

cuì

fragile, frail; brittle, crisp

💡 Ideographic: Something dangerous 危 to one's flesh ⺼
HSK 5 10 strokes Common (20%)
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Component Breakdown

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⺼
meat, flesh; organic compound
危
wēi
dangerous, precarious; high
⿰⺼危 i

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Component Tree i

⺼
meat, flesh; organic compound
📷 Pictographic: Meat on the ribs of an animal; compare 肉
4 strokes
wēi
危
dangerous, precarious; high
💡 Ideographic: A person 㔾 at the edge of a cliff 厃; 厃 also provides the pronunciation
6 strokes HSK 4

Words Using 脆 (16)

gāncuì
干脆 ↗
HSK 5
straightforward / clear-cut / blunt (e.g. statement) / you might as well / simply
cuìruò
脆弱 ↗
HSK 6
weak / frail
cuì
脆 ↗
old variant of [[脆<cuì>]]
cuì
脆 ↗
brittle / fragile / crisp / crunchy / clear and loud voice / neat
qīngcuì
清脆 ↗
sharp and clear / crisp / melodious / ringing / tinkling / silvery (of sound) / fragile / frail / also written [[輕脆|轻脆]]
sūcuì
酥脆 ↗
crisp (of food)
shuǎngcuì
爽脆 ↗
sharp and clear / frank / straightfoward / quick / brisk / crisp and tasty
fācuì
发脆 ↗
to become brittle / to become crisp
gāncuìlìluo
干脆利落 ↗
(of speech or actions) direct and efficient / without fooling around
qīngcuì
轻脆 ↗
sharp and clear / crisp / melodious / ringing / tinkling / silvery (of sound) / fragile / frail / also written [[清脆]]
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