挫(cuò)

HSK 7-910 strokes

obstructed

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Character information

Pinyin
cuò
Meaning
obstructed; to fail; to oppress; to repress; to lower the tone; to bend back; to dampen
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 挫 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌坐

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 坐 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

扌shǒu坐zuò

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 挫 step by step

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

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Words with 挫

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

yì抑yáng扬dùn顿cuò挫
HSK 7-9

see 顿挫抑扬

Open 抑扬顿挫 page →
cuò挫zhé折
HSK 7-9

setback

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xià下cuò挫

(of sales, prices etc) to fall; to drop; decline; slump

Open 下挫 page →
lì力cuò挫

to win as a result of tenacious effort; to fight off tough competition

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shòu受cuò挫

thwarted; obstructed; setback

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cuò挫zhé折gǎn感

frustration

Open 挫折感 page →
cuò挫bài败

to thwart; to foil (sb's plans)

Open 挫败 page →
zhòng重cuò挫

devastating setback

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Related characters

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 挫’s common words

抑扬顿折下力受感

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