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CHINESE CHARACTER

衰 (shuāi): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

shuāi
weak, feeble; to decline, to falter
HSK 610 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

衣 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 衰.

衣 · 口 · 一

Visible components

衰 is decomposed as ⿻衣⿻口一.

STROKES · 10

Write 衰 in 10 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Examples using 衰

衰老

没有人能逃过衰老。

Méi yǒu rén néng táo guò shuāi lǎo。

No one can escape growing old.

FAQ

What does 衰 (shuāi) mean in Chinese?

weak, feeble; to decline, to falter

How do you write 衰 in stroke order?

衰 has 10 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 衰?

衣 is the radical in 衰. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 衰?

衰老 (shuāilǎo): to age; to deteriorate with age; old and weak; 衰减 (shuāijiǎn): to weaken; to attenuate; 衰竭 (shuāijié): organ failure; exhaustion; prostration (medicine).