坠(zhuì)

HSK 7-97 strokesTrad. 墜

to fall

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Character information

Pinyin
zhuì
Meaning
to fall; to drop; to weigh down
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
墜

Origin & structure

Where 坠 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱队土

In this compound, the meaning comes from 土 (earth); 队 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

队duì土tǔ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 坠 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 坠

Common words using 坠 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xià下zhuì坠
HSK 7-9

(of objects) to fall; to drop; to droop; (medicine) to experience tenesmus

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yáo摇yáo摇yù欲zhuì坠
HSK 7-9

tottering

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diào吊zhuì坠

a pendant (jewelry)

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zhuì坠wáng亡

to fall to one's death

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guā呱guā呱zhuì坠dì地

(idiom) (of a baby) to enter the world with a loud cry; to be born

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zhuì坠rù入

to drop into

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zhuì坠lóu楼

to fall off or jump off a building

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zhuì坠jī机

airplane crash

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下摇欲吊亡呱地入

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