脆

脃
cuì
危 + 月
HSK 3.0Level 6

Definitions

cuì (adjective) crisp; crunchy; brittle; fragile
cuì (adjective) clear and loud (voice)

Etymology

Something dangerous 危 to one's flesh ⺼

About

脆 is a phono-semantic compound with the semantic flesh radical 月 (ròu) on the left, indicating a relation to body or physical texture, and the phonetic component 危 (wēi) on the right. Its core meaning denotes a quality of brittleness, fragility, or crispness. Originally describing food or materials that snap easily, the sense extends metaphorically to a clear, sharp voice and to a decisive, straightforward character.

Example Sentences Hide

这个苹果很脆。

zhè ge píng guǒ hěn cuì.

This apple is very crisp.

饼干又香又脆。

bǐng gān yòu xiāng yòu cuì.

The cookies are fragrant and crunchy.

她说话声音很清脆。

tā shuō huà shēng yīn hěn qīng cuì.

Her speaking voice is very clear and crisp.

油炸花生米非常脆。

yóu zhá huā shēng mǐ fēi cháng cuì.

The deep-fried peanuts are extremely crispy.

刚烤好的面包边很脆。

gāng kǎo hǎo de miàn bāo biān hěn cuì.

The edge of the freshly baked bread is very crispy.

他的性格比较脆弱。

tā de xìng gé bǐ jiào cuì ruò.

His personality is relatively fragile.

这种材料质地脆，容易断裂。

zhè zhǒng cái liào zhì dì cuì, róng yì duàn liè.

This material has a brittle texture and breaks easily.

经历了失败，他脆弱的自信彻底崩塌了。

jīng lì le shī bài, tā cuì ruò de zì xìn chè dǐ bēng tā le.

After experiencing failure, his fragile self-confidence completely collapsed.

Related Characters

Component: 危

跪 诡 桅 鮠 頠 詭 佹 卼 垝 姽 峞 臲

Component: 月

有 明 月 期 望 服 青 朝 育 脸 股 脑 胜 背

Example Words

脆弱 干脆 清脆 爽脆 发脆 脆爽 脆片 脆皮 脆脆 脆骨 薄脆 轻脆 酥脆