衰

shuāi

HSK 7-93 readings

“To decay” in Chinese is 衰 (shuāi).

Other characters with the syllable shuai: see all 5 →

Meaning

bound formto decay; to decline; to wane
variant of 縗|缞[cui1]

Example

没有人能逃过衰老。

No one can escape growing old.

From 衰老 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

shuāi(bound form) to decay; to decline; to wane
cuīvariant of 縗|缞

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Words containing 衰

衰减shuāijiǎnto weakenHSK 7-9 衰竭shuāijiéorgan failureHSK 7-9 衰老shuāilǎoto ageHSK 7-9 衰弱shuāiruòweakHSK 7-9 衰退shuāituìto declineHSK 7-9

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