How to write 挫

挫 [cuò] 动 1. 不顺利，失败: to fail, defeat; e.g., 挫折 (setback), 挫败 (defeat), 挫伤 (injury), 挫失 (loss). 2. 按下，使音调降低: to press down, lower the tone; e.g., 抑扬顿挫 (intonation modulation). 3. 摧折: to break or crush. 4. 书法用笔的一种: a type of brush used in calligraphy. 名 韵律或旋律的变调、转调: transition in rhythm or melody; e.g., 顿挫 (pauses in musical phrases). 同本义 (同义): break; [En.] break 引 1. 《说文》：挫，摧也。: "Cuò means to crush." 2. 《老子》：或挫或隳。: "Either crushed or broken." 3. 《国语·吴语》：而未尝有所挫也。注:“毁折也。”: "And has not encountered any breaks, note: 'to destrict'." 例 又如: 挫折(劈断，折断): “setback (to break or crush);” 挫顿(摧折损伤): “to crush and injure.” 2. 失败 ([En.] defeat) 引 1. 《战国策·秦策》：挫我于内。: "Defeat me from within." 例 又如: 挫顿(挫败损伤): "to suffer defeat and injury;" 挫过: "to miss an opportunity;" 挫北(败北，打败仗): "to lose a battle." 3. 挫伤，折伤 ([En.] deaden) 引 1. 《淮南子·脩务》：顿兵挫锐。: "To tone down the soldiers' sharpness." 2. 《淮南子·时则》：锐而不挫。: "Sharp but without being dulled." 3. 《荀子·解蔽》：蚊虫之声，闻则挫其精。: "The sound of mosquitoes, heard dulled its essence." 例 又如: 挫动(打击;挫折): "to hit; setbacks;" 挫诎(摧挫贬黜): "to crush and demote;" 挫强(挫伤强敌): "to wound a strong enemy;" 挫锋(锋芒受挫): "to dull brilliance." 4. 使减小规模或降低程度 ([En.] deflate). 例 如: 挫敌人的锐气，长自己的威风: "To deflate the enemy's morale and enhance one's own prestige." 5. 弯折，收缩 ([En.] bend). 引 1. 《汉书·陈汤传》：久挫于刀笔之前。: "Long dulled in front of the pen." 2. 例: 又如: 一挫身，向远处飞去了。: "With a twist, it flew far away." 6. 错过。同“错” ([En.] miss). 例 如: 挫过(失去时机): "to lose an opportunity;" 挫着对门(斜对着门): "to slant across the door." 7. 屈辱 ([En.] humiliate). 例 如: 挫屈(屈折屈辱): "to humiliate;" 挫辱(羞辱;受羞辱): "to insult; to be humiliated." 名 韵律或旋律的变调、转调: transition in rhythm or melody ([En.]: transition); e.g., 顿挫 (pauses in musical phrases).