How to write 摧

摧 [cuī] 1. Break; to destroy, to fracture. 2. Defeat; to frustrate. 3. Pain; sorrow. 1. Break; to destroy, to fracture: 摧残 (to cripple), 摧折 (to break and destroy), 摧颓 (to bring down), 摧眉折腰 (to be humiliated). 2. Defeat; to frustrate: 摧败 (to defeat), 摧挫 (to suppress), 摧陷 (to cause to collapse). 3. Pain; sorrow: 摧怆 (to grieve), 摧心 (to be deeply saddened). 【本义】:折断 (Break) 【造字法】:形声。从手，崔声 (The character is phono-semantic; it combines the hand radical with the phonetic element "崔".) 1. 同本义 (Same as the original meaning) [En. break] 2. 摧毁，破坏，毁坏 (Destroy) [En. destroy] 3. 挫败 (Defeat) [En. defeat] 4. 倒塌;崩裂 (Collapse) [En. collapse] 5. 悲痛，哀伤 (Grieve) [En. grieve] 引例: 1. 《诗·大雅·云汉》：先祖于摧 (Our ancestors were defeated). 2. 范仲淹《岳阳楼记》：商旅不行，樯倾楫摧 (The merchant ships are inaccessible, the masts collapse and the oars are destroyed). 例子: - 摧折 (to break and destroy) - 摧剥 (to strip away) - 摧烧 (to break and burn) 引例: 1. 李白《梦游天姥吟留别》：列缺霹雳，上峦崩摧 (Lightning and thunder cause the peaks to collapse). 例子: - 摧坚 (to break through the enemy's stronghold) - 摧坚斩敌 (to break through the enemy ranks) 引例: 1. 《楚辞·忧苦》：折锐摧矜 (To defeat and crush the pride). 例子: - 摧屈 (to defeat and subjugate) - 摧辱 (to suffer humiliation) - 摧败 (to defeat hinder) - 摧锋 (to frustrate the enemy's morale) 引例: 1. 《明史·海瑞传》：素疾大户兼并，力摧豪强，抚贫弱 (To suppress the rich and powerful and aid the poor and weak). 例子: - 地崩山摧壮士死 (As the earth collapses and the mountains break down, brave men perish). - 天摧地塌 (The heavens were collapsing and the earth was falling). 引例: 1. 《玉台新咏·古诗为焦仲卿妻作》：阿母大悲摧 (The mother is greatly grieved). 例子: - 摧心 (bitterly distressed) - 摧怆 (deeply saddened) - 摧圮 (to be extremely sorrowful) - 摧裂 (to express profound grief).