(suì)

HSK 513 strokes

(transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
suì
Meaning
(transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble; broken; fragmentary; scattered; garrulous
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰石卒

In this compound, the meaning comes from (rock); 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

13 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.

suì
HSK 7-9

to smash to pieces

Open 破碎 page →
fěnsuì
HSK 7-9

to crush; to smash; to shatter

Open 粉碎 page →
suì

to crush to pieces

Open 压碎 page →
xīnsuì

heartbroken

Open 心碎 page →
suì

to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces

Open 打碎 page →
niēsuì

to crush (sth) in one's hand

Open 捏碎 page →

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