坠
HSK 7–9

坠 (zhuì): fall down, drop, sink

zhuì

fall down, drop, sink

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Pinyin

zhuì

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

fall down, drop, sink

How to Write 坠 (zhuì)

坠 is written in 7 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
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  6. 6
  7. 7

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Origin of 坠

A phono-semantic compound: 土 (earth) carries the meaning, and 队 hints at the pronunciation.

What 坠 is Made Of

坠 is built from 2 components:

队team, group, band, army unit
土soil, earth

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