摔

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to throw down; to fall; to drop and break

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 meaning “hand” + 率 sound ( lǜ )

Components 扌率

tumble · Heisig RSH #1321

fingers + 率 rate

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
破碗破摔	pò wǎn pò shuāi	lit. to smash a cracked pot; fig. to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily
摔门	shuāi mén	to slam the door
摔打	shuāi da	to knock; to grasp sth in the hand and beat it; to toughen oneself up
摔跟头	shuāi gēn tou	to fall; fig. to suffer a setback
摔交	shuāi jiāo	variant of 摔跤[shuai1 jiao1]
摔角	shuāi jiǎo	to wrestle; wrestling
摔死	shuāi sǐ	to fall to one's death; to kill by throwing to the ground
破罐破摔	pò guàn pò shuāi	(lit.) to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom); (fig.) to give up altogether af…
过肩摔	guò jiān shuāi	(judo) shoulder throw
摔倒	shuāi dǎo	to fall down; to slip and fall; to throw sb to the ground
摔断	shuāi duàn	to break (e.g. bones) in a fall
摔破	shuāi pò	to fall and smash into pieces
假摔	jiǎ shuāi	(soccer) diving; simulation; flopping
摔伤	shuāi shāng	to injure oneself in a fall
摔坏	shuāi huài	to drop and break
抱摔	bào shuāi	body slam (wrestling move)
摔跌	shuāi diē	to take a fall
摔跤	shuāi jiāo	to trip and fall; to wrestle; wrestling (sports)

Characters sharing the sound component 率 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
率 sound part	lǜ	to command, to lead; rate, ratio, proportion
蟀	shuài	cricket (2)