墜
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zhuì · to drop, to fall down, to sink

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Shape and proportion

14Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

土Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 墜

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Example sentences

Notice where 墜 sits in each complete thought.

Tā de fēi jī zài shān shàng zhuì huǐ.他的飛機在山上墜毀。

His airplane crashed in the mountains.

Source: Tatoeba #1182719 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de líng hún yǐ zhuì jìn le dì yù.你的靈魂已墜進了地獄。

Your soul has been condemned to hell.

Source: Tatoeba #339289 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Duō mó piàoliang de xiǎo diào zhuì a!多麼漂亮的小吊墜啊!

What a beautiful locket!

Source: Tatoeba #13753112 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dāng xīn zhuì luò de dōng xī !當心墜落的東西!

Watch out for falling objects!

Source: Tatoeba #934527 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ huì gěi nǐ zhè gè zhuì shì.我會給你這個墜飾。

I'll give you this pendant.

Source: Tatoeba #834877 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shàng gè xīng qī zhè jià fēi jī zhuì huǐ le.上個星期這架飛機墜毀了。

The plane crash was only last week.

Source: Tatoeba #895808 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 墜 in context

  1. Say zhuì, then recall the core meaning: to drop, to fall down, to sink.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 墜 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.