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摧
cuī
1. to break
2. to destroy
3. to devastate
4. to ravage
5. to repress
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

摧
cuī
to destroy, to wreck
HSK 6 14 丶

Compound Words (7)

崩摧
bēngcuī
to collapse
悲摧
bēicuī
grieved
摧残
cuīcán
to ravage
HSK 6
摧毁
cuīhuǐ
to destroy
坚不可摧
jiānbùkěcuī
invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable
无坚不摧
wújiānbùcuī
no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom); to conquer every obstacle
兰摧玉折
láncuīyùzhé
premature death of a budding talent

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,165
Word Frequency Rank
1,922 of 84,292

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