脆

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brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

Something dangerous 危 to one's flesh ⺼

Components ⺼危

fragile · Heisig RSH #1124

flesh + 危 danger

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
干脆利落	gān cuì lì luo	(of speech or actions) direct and efficient; without fooling around
干脆利索	gān cuì lì suo	see 乾脆利落\|干脆利落[gan1 cui4 li4 luo5]
巧克力脆片	qiǎo kè lì cuì piàn	chocolate chip
脆谷乐	Cuì gǔ lè	Cheerios (breakfast cereal)
发脆	fā cuì	to become brittle; to become crisp
清脆	qīng cuì	sharp and clear; crisp; melodious; ringing; tinkling; silvery (of sound); fragile; frail; …
脆皮	cuì pí	crispy skin (of food)
干脆	gān cuì	candid; direct and to the point; simply; just; might as well
脆骨	cuì gǔ	gristle
脆片	cuì piàn	chip
轻脆	qīng cuì	sharp and clear; crisp; melodious; ringing; tinkling; silvery (of sound); fragile; frail; …
薄脆	báo cuì	crispy; thin and brittle; a crispy fried cracker
脆弱	cuì ruò	weak; frail
爽脆	shuǎng cuì	sharp and clear; frank; straightfoward; quick; brisk; crisp and tasty
脆爽	cuì shuǎng	(of food) crispy and tasty; (of a voice or sound) sharp and clear
酥脆	sū cuì	crisp (of food)
脆脆	cuì cuì	crispy