How to write 堕

堕 (duò) 1. To fall down, to drop. Example: 堕落 (to fall). 堕地 (to fall to the ground). 堕马 (to fall off a horse). 堕胎 (to induce an abortion). 堕甑不顾 (refers to not regretting the past unnecessarily). 2. To come off. Example: 堕齿 (to lose teeth); 堕角 (to lose horns); 堕指 (to freeze fingers off); 堕颠 (to become bald). Negative meaning: Sluggish, lazy. Example: 堕慢 (carelessness); 堕夫 (slacker); 堕怠 (laziness). 堕 (huī) 1. To waste, to abandon. Example: 堕成 (to abandon established practices); 堕业 (to neglect studies or profession). 2. To destroy, to damage. Example: 堕泥 (to perish, to vanish); 堕域 (to destroy land); 堕压 (to damage). Note: 堕 is also associated with the meaning of decay or destruction as seen in classical literature.