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摔

shuāi

to fall; to drop

A person dropping a bowl
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Character

摔 shuāi

Strokes
14
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 率 to command, to lead
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他摔了一下。 Tā shuāi le yí xià. He fell a little.
  • 别摔手机。 Bié shuāi shǒujī. Do not drop the phone.
  • 我摔了杯子。 Wǒ shuāi le bēizi. I dropped the cup.

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