瘁(cuì)

13 strokes

care-worn

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Character information

Pinyin
cuì
Meaning
care-worn; distressed; tired; overworked; sick; weary
Strokes
13
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 瘁 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸疒卒

In this compound, the meaning comes from 疒 (sickness); 卒 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

疒nè卒zú

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 瘁 step by step

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

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Words with 瘁

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

xīn心lì力jiāo交cuì瘁

to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom)

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shēn身xīn心jiāo交cuì瘁

worn out in body and soul (idiom)

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jū鞠gōng躬jìn尽cuì瘁

to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost

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Related characters

From 瘁’s common words

心力交身鞠躬尽

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