坠 (zhuì) is a Chinese character meaning “to fall from a height”. It is written from 队 (team) and 土 (earth; soil), one above the other, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
队 + 土
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: IDS 现代字形拆分 ⿱队土（笔画核验 4+3=7，与 hanzi-writer-data 一致）
Memory aid
A whole team (队) losing its footing and coming down onto the ground (土). Both parts are really in this character, and together they act it out: to fall.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 坠落zhuì luòto fall; to plummet; to crash down坠 = zhuì
- 下坠xià zhuìto sink; to drop downward坠 = zhuì
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All readings
to fall
to fall from a height; to drop; to plummet; a hanging weight or pendant
从高处往下掉；向下沉。也指垂挂着的重物。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 坠落zhuì luòto fall; to plummet; to crash down坠 = zhuì
- 下坠xià zhuìto sink; to drop downward坠 = zhuì
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 坠 mean?
坠 (zhuì) means to fall from a height; to drop; to plummet; a hanging weight or pendant.
How do you pronounce 坠?
It is pronounced zhuì.
What parts is 坠 made of?
队 (team) and 土 (earth; soil), one above the other. The recorded source is: IDS 现代字形拆分 ⿱队土（笔画核验 4+3=7，与 hanzi-writer-data 一致）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 坠 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 坠?
土. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 坠?
Common ones are 坠落 and 下坠. The reading of 坠 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.