kuǎ = ku + a3
to collapse (lit. or fig.)
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How to pronounce 垮

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ku initial

K is for Karl Koala.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ a3 final

In the ashram’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

垮 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= tu + Ø3
Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu
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= tu + Ø3
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
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kuā = ku + a1
see 夸克[kua1 ke4]
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kuā = ku + a1
to boast / to exaggerate / to praise
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Characters with 垮 as component

垮 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 垮

to defeat / to strike down / to destroy
to fall from power / to collapse / demise
(of a dynasty, regime etc) to collapse; to fall from power

Sentences with 垮

垮 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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kuǎ

to collapse (lit. or fig.)

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