(kuì)

HSK 7-912 strokesTrad.
Readingskuìhuì

used in 溃脓

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
kuì / huì
Meaning
used in 溃脓; Taiwan pr. [kui4]
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵贵

In this compound, the meaning comes from (water); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

bēngkuì
HSK 7-9

to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart

Open 崩溃 page →
kuì

to defeat; to smash; to rout

Open 击溃 page →
kuìbīng

routed troops; defeated and dispersed troops

Open 溃兵 page →

to collapse on the first encounter

Open 一触即溃 page →

(idiom) (of troops) to be utterly routed and dispersed

Open 溃不成军 page →
kuì

(of a dam) to be breached; to burst

Open 溃坝 page →
kuìbài

to be utterly defeated; to be routed

Open 溃败 page →
kuìjué

(of a dike or dam) to burst

Open 溃决 page →

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