摔

shuāi
扌 + 率
HSK 3.0Level 5

Definitions

shuāi (verb) to fall down; to stumble
shuāi (verb) to throw; to fling
shuāi (verb) to break by dropping

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 率 represents the sound.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 率

About

The character 摔 combines the hand radical 扌 on the left with the character 率 on the right, forming a phono-semantic compound: 扌 signals a hand-related meaning, and 率 provides the sound. Its original sense was throwing something down forcefully to break or smash it. Over time, the meaning broadened to include a person losing balance and falling heavily, and later the accidental dropping and shattering of an object, shifting the focus from a deliberate act to an unintended accident.

Example Sentences Hide

他摔倒了。

Tā shuāi dǎo le。

He fell down.

小心别摔跤。

Xiǎoxīn bié shuāijiāo。

Be careful not to trip and fall.

弟弟摔了一跤。

Dìdi shuāi le yì jiāo。

My younger brother took a fall.

我的杯子摔碎了。

Wǒ de bēizi shuāi suì le。

My cup fell and shattered.

他滑雪时摔伤了腿。

Tā huáxuě shí shuāi shāng le tuǐ。

He injured his leg when he fell while skiing.

这一跤摔得真不轻。

Zhè yì jiāo shuāi de zhēn bù qīng。

This was quite a serious fall.

他气得把书摔在地上。

Tā qì de bǎ shū shuāi zài dìshang。

He was so angry that he threw the book on the ground.

昂贵的花瓶差点被他摔坏。

Ángguì de huāpíng chàdiǎn bèi tā shuāi huài。

The expensive vase was almost broken by him.

Related Characters

Component: 扌

把 提 打 报 接 指 据 拉 持 技 找 推 投 护

Component: 率

蟀 膟

Example Words

摔倒 摔死 摔跤 假摔 摔交 摔伤 摔坏 摔打 摔断 摔破 摔角 破罐破摔