毀 Stroke Order
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Information of 毀
Pinyin
huǐ
Radical
殳
Strokes
13 strokes
Usage
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Definition
to destroy / to damage / to ruin, blaze / destroy by fire, defame / to slander
Definition of 「毀」:
1. Anciently the same as "毁" (to destroy or damage).
2. Verb: to harm, to destroy.
- Example phrases: "毁害" (to damage), "毁坏" (to ruin).
- Quote from "Zuo Zhuan, Year 18 of Duke Wen": "To destroy is to be a thief; to hide a thief is to conceal."
- Quote from "Classic of Filial Piety": "The body and skin, received from parents, should not be harmed; this is the beginning of filial piety."
3. Verb: to slander.
- Example phrases: "毁谤" (slander), "毁誉参半" (mixed praise and blame).
- Quote from "Analects, Duke Ling of Wei": "As for other people, who can say who slanders and who praises?"
- Quote from Tang dynasty author Han Yu's "Defense of Euphony": "To gain fame as a successful candidate in the imperial examinations, one must slander those who compete for fame."