塌
tā
to collapse
to droop; to settle down
earth (土) + sun (日) + feathers (羽) = ground collapsing under its own weight
土 anchors the meaning: it is the ground that gives way. 日 and 羽 together form a phonetic cluster that approximates the sound tā; they don't carry independent semantic weight here.
那座旧桥昨天塌了。
nà zuò jiù qiáo zuó tiān tā le。
That old bridge collapsed yesterday.
大雨过后，路边的土坡慢慢地塌下去了。
dà yǔ guò hòu， lù biān de tǔ pō màn màn de tā xià qù le。
After the heavy rain, the earthen slope by the road slowly collapsed.
Words with 塌
颓塌
tuí tā
to collapse
一塌糊涂
yī tā hú tu
muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition
倒塌
dǎo tā
to collapse (of building)
坍塌
tān tā
to collapse
垮塌
kuǎ tā
to collapse (of building, dam or bridge)
塌下
tā xià
to collapse
塌实
tā shi
variant of 踏實|踏实[ta1 shi5]
塌房
tā fáng
(neologism c. 2020) (of a celebrity) to have one's reputation tank due to a scandal
塌方
tā fāng
to cave in; to collapse; to have a landslide
塌架
tā jià
to collapse
塌棵菜
tā kē cài
Brassica narinosa (broadbeaked mustard)
塌台
tā tái
to collapse