毁 huǐ
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 殳 — tool, weapon
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
毁
huǐ
to destroy; to ruin
Character
Example phrases
- 一次草率的决策，足以毁掉多年积累的公信力。 Yí cì cǎoshuài de juécè, zúyǐ huǐ diào duōnián jīlěi de gōngxìnlì. A rash decision is enough to ruin years of accumulated public credibility.
- 一场大火把整座老房子毁了。 Yì chǎng dàhuǒ bǎ zhěng zuò lǎo fángzi huǐ le. A big fire destroyed the whole old house.
- 别让一点小事毁了我们多年的友谊。 Bié ràng yìdiǎn xiǎoshì huǐ le wǒmen duōnián de yǒuyì. Don't let a small matter ruin our friendship of many years.
Related words
- 摧毁 cuīhuǐ to destroy; to demolish; to wreck
- 毁坏 huǐhuài to damage; to destroy
- 毁灭 huǐmiè to destroy; to annihilate
- 烧毁 shāohuǐ to burn down; to destroy by fire
- 销毁 xiāohuǐ to destroy; to dispose of officially
- 打倒 dǎdǎo to knock down; to overthrow
- 搏斗 bódòu to fight; to struggle
- 反抗 fǎnkàng to resist; to rebel against
- 摧残 cuīcán to devastate; to ravage; to wreck
- 逼迫 bīpò to force; to compel
- 惨重 cǎnzhòng heavy; severe
- 抵制 dǐzhì to resist; to boycott