挫

cuò = cu + o4

obstructed / to fail / to oppress / to repress / to lower the tone / to bend back / to dampen

Add a new mnemonic for 挫 = 坐 + 扌

挫 = 坐 + 扌 : Kitty Cat (cu) was naughty and now she has been sat down (挫) in the observatory's bathroom (o4). To be precise, she is being pressed down by several toy claws (扌) on a bench (坐).

挫 character breakdown

挫
- 坐
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 从
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
  - 土
    - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一

zuò = zu + o4

to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of 座[zuo4]

Add a new mnemonic for 坐 = 人 + 土

Add a new mnemonic for 坐 = 从 + 土

坐 = 从 + 土 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) sits (坐) next to a rubber chicken (从) on a clay (土) bench (mnemonic symbol for 坐) in the observatory's bathroom (o4).

shǒu = sh + ou3

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

Add a new mnemonic for 扌 = 二 + 亅

扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

Characters with 挫 as component

挫 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 挫

setback / reverse / check / defeat / frustration / disappointment / to frustrate / to discourage / to set sb back / to blunt / to subdue

to thwart; to foil (sb's plans) / a setback; a failure; a defeat

to thwart / to foil (sb's plans) / a setback / a failure / a defeat

thwarted / obstructed / setback

frustration

see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]

(of sales, prices etc) to fall / to drop / decline / slump

to win as a result of tenacious effort / to fight off tough competition

acne / pustule

to frustrate / to inhibit / to make things difficult

Sentences with 挫

挫 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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