Memory phrase for the character: 毁
毁
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Meaning
to destroy (by fire), to damage, to defame, slander
Pronunciation
huǐ
Explanation
Left: mortar: 臼 (here: destroyed sun 日), work(er) 工, right: 殳 (battle axe in a hand 又)
Mnemonic
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The sun was taken by the worker with the battle axe in the hand and: destroyed.
Radicals
臼
mortar Like two hands E, 彐 that are pushing from both sides.
工
work, to build Cross sectional view of a H-steel beam for building or making.
殳
weapon battle axe in a hand 又
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Vocabulary
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摧毁
cuī huǐ
destroy; wreck
撕毁
sī huǐ
to tear up; to rip up; too shred
焚毁
fén huǐ
to burn down; to destroy with fire
捣毁
dǎo huǐ
to destroy; to smash; sabotage
毁谤
huǐ bàng
slander; libel; to malign; to disparage
黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣
huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng
lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells; good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)
黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣
huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng