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碎

suì

broken into pieces

A broken cup on the floor
Memory picture

Character

碎 suì

Strokes
13
Radical
石 — stone, rock, mineral
Made of
石 stone, rock, mineral 卒 soldier
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 杯子碎了。 Bēizi suì le. The cup broke.
  • 玻璃碎了。 Bōli suì le. The glass broke.
  • 他把纸撕碎。 Tā bǎ zhǐ sī suì. He tears the paper into pieces.

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