Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to destroy; to damage; to ruin; blaze; destroy by fire; defame

Chinese: 火焰、烧毁、诽谤、毁谤。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “hui” becomes a different word in each tone. 毁 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 毁灭huǐ mièto perish; to ruin; to destroy
  • 销毁xiāo huǐto destroy (by melting or burning); to obliterate
  • 摧毁cuī huǐto destroy; to wreck
  • 烧毁shāo huǐto destroy (or be destroyed) by fire
  • 毁坏huǐ huàito damage; to devastate; to vandalize; damage

Example Sentence

一场大火毁掉了整片树林。Yì chǎng dà huǒ huǐ diào le zhěng piàn shù lín.A big fire destroyed the entire forest.

onechǎngthreshing floor大火dà huǒconflagration毁掉huǐ diàoto destroyle(completed action)zhěng(bound form) in good orderpiàndisk树林shù línwoods