毁
destroy, ruin
At a glance · 毁
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
毁字小篆从殳毁省声（或土），为形声字；本义为破坏、毁坏。甲骨文未见。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
毁本义为破坏、毁损。
Structure
形声字，左/右部『殳』为意符表击打，相应声符表音。
At a glance
Pinyinhuǐ
Radical殳
Strokes13
UnicodeU+6BC1
Character type形声
Theme动作
Six languages, one character
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English
destroy, ruin
Hui is a phonetic-semantic character meaning to destroy and ruin.
Français
détruire, ruiner
Hui est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant détruire et ruiner.
Español
destruir, arruinar
Hui es un carácter fonosemántico que significa destruir y arruinar.
العربية
يدمّر، يخرّب
خوي حرف صوتي دلالي يعني التدمير والخراب.
Русский
разрушать, губить
Хуй — фоносемантический знак, означающий разрушать и губить.
Common words
- 毁灭huǐ mièdestroy
- 毁谤huǐ bàngslander