CHINESE CHARACTER

毁 (huǐ): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

huǐ

to damage, to ruin; to defame, to slander

HSK 7-913 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

殳

Primary radical

殳 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 毁.

臼 · 工 · 殳

Visible components

毁 is decomposed as ⿰⿱臼工殳.

STROKES · 13

Write 毁 in 13 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 毁

摧毁cuīhuǐ

HSK 7-9 · to destroy; to wreck

毁huǐ

HSK 7-9 · to destroy; to ruin; to defame; to slander; to destroy by fire

毁坏huǐhuài

HSK 7-9 · to damage; to devastate; to vandalize; damage; destruction

毁灭huǐmiè

HSK 7-9 · to perish; to ruin; to destroy

烧毁shāohuǐ

HSK 7-9 · to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire

销毁xiāohuǐ

HSK 7-9 · to destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate

Examples using 毁

摧毁

摧毁这个寺庙。

Cuī huǐ zhè ge sì miào。

Destroy this temple.

毁

这个城市毁于火灾。

Zhè ge chéng shì huǐ yú huǒ zāi。

The city was destroyed by fire.

毁灭

一场毁灭性的地震袭击了这个州的首府。

Yì chǎng huǐ miè xìng de dì zhèn xí jī le zhè ge zhōu de shǒu fǔ。

A devastating earthquake hit the state capital.

FAQ

What does 毁 (huǐ) mean in Chinese?

to damage, to ruin; to defame, to slander

How do you write 毁 in stroke order?

毁 has 13 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 毁?

殳 is the radical in 毁. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 毁?

摧毁 (cuīhuǐ): to destroy; to wreck; 毁 (huǐ): to destroy; to ruin; to defame; to slander; to destroy by fire; 毁坏 (huǐhuài): to damage; to devastate; to vandalize; damage; destruction.