垮

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to collapse (lit. or fig.)

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

土 (semantic, “earth”) + 夸 (phonetic, kuā)

components: 土夸

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土 soil + 夸 brag

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 夸

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 夸 (kuā) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
夸 sound component	kuā	extravagant, luxurious; handsome
跨	kuà	to straddle, to ride; to span, to stretch across
胯	kuà	pelvis, groin; thighs
挎	kuà	to carry
侉	kuǎ	to speak with an accent; big and clumsy
瓠	hù	bottle gourd, calabash
刳	kū	to cut open, to dig out, to rip up, to scoop out

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
打垮	dǎ kuǎ	to defeat; to strike down; to destroy
垮台	kuǎ tái	(of a dynasty, regime etc) to collapse; to fall from power
压垮	yā kuǎ	to cause sth to collapse under the weight; (fig.) to overwhelm
松垮	sōng kuǎ	undisciplined; loose; slack
垮脸	kuǎ liǎn	(of the face) to harden; to sag
冲垮	chōng kuǎ	to burst; to break through; to topple
拖垮	tuō kuǎ	to drag down; to bring down
累垮	lèi kuǎ	to collapse; to be worn out; to break down
炸垮	zhà kuǎ	to blow up (demolish with an explosion)
挤垮	jǐ kuǎ	to squash; to crush; to squeeze out of business; to drive out
垮塌	kuǎ tā	to collapse (of building, dam or bridge)