碎 (suì): broken
碎 (suì) is a Chinese character meaning “broken.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 石 (semantic) and 卒 (phonetic). It ranks #1411 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 碎 rock. Its radical form 石 (stone) appears in many related characters such as 确 (què, certain, true), 碗 (wǎn, bowl), 碰 (pèng, to touch, to bump).
Definitions
- broken
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 碎片noun | suì piàn | chip |
| 打碎verb | dǎ suì | to shatter |
| 心碎adjective | xīn suì | heartbroken |
| 破碎verb | pò suì | to smash to pieces |
| 粉碎adjective | fěn suì | to crush |
| 杂碎noun | zá sui | offal |
| 撕碎 | sī suì | to tear to shreds |
| 粉碎机noun | fěn suì jī | pulverizer |
| 支离破碎phrase | zhī lí pò suì | scattered and smashed (idiom) |
| 碾碎verb | niǎn suì | to pulverize |
| 砸碎 | zá suì | to pulverize |
| 琐碎adjective | suǒ suì | trifling |
| 碎石noun | suì shí | gravel |
| 粉身碎骨phrase | fěn shēn suì gǔ | (lit.) torn body and crushed bones (idiom) |
| 易碎adjective | yì suì | brittle |
碎 appears in 66 compound words: 36 as the first character, 48 as the last, and 15 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 碎 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (10)
lit. to pull apart and knead to a pulp; fig. to analyze minutely from every angle; to chew sth over
to dismember a corpse into numerous small pieces; to cut up a corpse into many small pieces
Example Sentences
杯子掉在地上摔碎了，需要打扫一下碎片。
Bēizi diào zài dìshang shuāi suì le, xūyào dǎsǎo yíxià suìpiàn.
The cup fell on the ground and broke; the fragments need to be cleaned up.
...式时间曝光!梅圣旻替爱妻完成生前遗愿 心碎携遗照徒步环岛
. . . shì shí jiān pù guāng ! méi shèng 旻 tì ài qī wán chéng shēng qián yí yuàn xīn suì xié yí zhào tú bù huán dǎo
... Time exposure! Mei Shengmin fulfilled his last wish for his beloved wife, heartbroken, and walked around the island with his posthumous photos
伊朗局势—杜拜棕榈岛酒店疑被飞弹碎片击中 入口起火冒浓烟・有片
yī lǎng jú shì — dù bài zōng 榈 dǎo jiǔ diàn yí bèi fēi dàn suì piàn jī zhōng rù kǒu qǐ huǒ mào nóng yān yǒu piàn
Situation in Iran - The Palm Dubai Hotel is suspected of being hit by missile fragments, and the entrance is on fire and thick smoke
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E p i c xǐ jiā èr : hé zǐ : diū shī de suì piàn wǒ de yè jiān gōng zuò yóu xì miǎn fèi lǐng
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神情呆滯不哭鬧!剴剴生前的心碎影像曝
shén qíng dāi 滯 bù kū 鬧 ! 剴 剴 shēng qián de xīn suì yǐng xiàng pù
Staring blankly without crying! Heartbreaking footage of Kai Kai before her death revealed
大黃狗遭3樓丟下!肝臟碎裂 民眾救援心疼
dà 黃 gǒu zāo 樓 丟 xià ! gān 臟 suì liè mín 眾 jiù yuán xīn téng
Yellow dog thrown from 3rd floor! Liver Shattered, Citizen Rescue Heartbreaking
仔细检查后发现，该头骨被重击碎裂。
Zǐxì jiǎnchá hòu fāxiàn, gāi tóugǔ bèi zhòngjī suìliè.
After careful examination, it can be seen that the skull was smashed to pieces.
不要踩在碎玻璃上。
Bù yào cǎi zài suì bōli shàng.
Don't step on the broken glass.
加入蜂蜜，柠檬汁，切碎的杏仁和切碎的苹果。
Jiārù fēngmì, níngméngzhī, qiēsuì de xìngrén hé qiēsuì de píngguǒ.
Add the honey, lemon juice, chopped almonds and the chopped apples.
玛丽把报纸撕碎了。
Mǎlì bǎ bàozhǐ sīsuì le.
Mary tore up the newspaper.
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