suì

(transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble

broken; fragmentary; scattered; garrulous

stone (石) + phonetic (卒) = shatter into pieces

石 grounds the meaning in stone — things that crack, chip, and splinter. 卒 mainly contributes the sound suì; the stone radical carries the sense of breaking apart.

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那个杯子掉在地上了。

nà ge bēi zi diào zài dì shang suì le。

That cup fell on the floor and shattered.

地震之后,窗户的玻璃全部成了小片。

dì zhèn zhī hòu, chuāng hu de bō li quán bù suì chéng le xiǎo piàn。

After the earthquake, the window glass all broke into small pieces.

Words with 碎

闲言碎语

xián yán suì yǔ

idle gossip

杂碎

zá sui

offal

鸡零狗碎

jī líng gǒu suì

in pieces

零打碎敲

líng dǎ suì qiāo

to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

零敲碎打

líng qiāo suì dǎ

to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work

零碎

líng suì

scattered and fragmentary

香消玉碎

xiāng xiāo yù suì

see 香消玉殞|香消玉殒[xiang1 xiao1 yu4 yun3]

七零八碎

qī líng bā suì

bits and pieces

不碎玻璃

bù suì bō li

shatterproof or safety glass

切碎

qiē suì

to chop

剁碎

duò suì

to mince

压碎

yā suì

to crush to pieces

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