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to destroy

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

cui1 • cuī

Meaning


Primary

to destroy

Alternatives

destroy, destroys, destroyed, destroying

Mnemonic Updated October 8, 2026


[cu-] Cupid is in [1] front of the [-(e)i] beach house by the bay, where suddenly an 崔 eagle torpedoes down and rips off Cupid's 扌 finger and 摧 destroys it by gnawing it apart. The 崔 eagle drops the 摧 destroyed 扌 finger in the bay, leaving a trail of blood toward the horizon.

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