毁

huǐ

variant of 毀|毁[hui3]

to defame; to slander

mortar (臼) + labor (工) + strike (殳) = smash and destroy

A mortar (臼) represents something once whole; skilled hands (工) and a striking weapon (殳) work together to smash it apart. What craftsmanship builds, destruction undoes.

臼+工+殳→毁
工WorkSemantic
殳A weapon used for strikingSemantic
臼A mortarSemantic

他到处毁人名誉,大家都不喜欢他。

tā dào chù huǐ rén míng yù, dà jiā dōu bù xǐ huān tā。

he slanders people everywhere, and nobody likes him.

你不能因为嫉妒就去毁别人的名声。

nǐ bù néng yīn wèi jí dù jiù qù huǐ bié rén de míng shēng。

you cannot defame someone else's reputation just out of jealousy.

Words with 毁

烧毁

shāo huǐ

to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire

捣毁

dǎo huǐ

to destroy

摧毁

cuī huǐ

to destroy; to wreck

坠毁

zhuì huǐ

(of an airplane etc) to fall to the ground and crash

拆毁

chāi huǐ

to demolish; to tear down

焚毁

fén huǐ

to burn down

销毁

xiāo huǐ

to destroy (by melting or burning)

黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣

huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng

lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells

千里之堤,毁于蚁穴

qiān lǐ zhī dī , huǐ yú yǐ xué

see 千里之堤,潰於蟻穴|千里之堤,溃于蚁穴[qian1 li3 zhi1 di1 , kui4 yu2 yi3 xue2]

哀毁瘠立

āi huǐ jí lì

see 哀毀骨立|哀毁骨立[ai1 hui3 gu3 li4]

哀毁骨立

āi huǐ gǔ lì

(idiom) (literary) to become emaciated due to grief (usu. due to the death of a parent)

宁拆十座庙,不毁一桩婚

nìng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huǐ yī zhuāng hūn

rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)

More characters with 臼

桕舅舄臾