kuì溃（潰）
溃（潰）
common
verb
Meaning of 溃
溃 means to burst; to breach; to overflow; to break through (an encirclement). Pronounced kuì.
- to burst; to breach; to overflow
- to break through (an encirclement)
- to be routed; to collapse; to disintegrate
Character Info
Radical氵
Strokes12
Components
氵
貴
Stroke Order
溃
Definitions & Examples
Bào暴
yǔ雨
dǎo导
zhì致
hé河
dī堤
kuì溃
jué决
。
The heavy rain caused the river dike to burst.
Hóng洪
shuǐ水
kuì溃
dī堤
，
yān淹
mò没
le了
zhěng整
ge个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
The floodwaters breached the dike and submerged the entire village.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
Huáng黄
Hé河
céng曾
duō多
cì次
kuì溃
kǒu口
。
Historically, the Yellow River breached its banks many times.
Jǐn紧
jí急
jiā加
gù固
dī堤
bà坝
yǐ以
fáng防
zhǐ止
kuì溃
jué决
。
Reinforce the dam urgently to prevent a breach.
Shuǐ水
bà坝
de的
kuì溃
jué决
zào造
chéng成
le了
jù巨
dà大
sǔn损
shī失
。
The dam's breach caused enormous losses.
Common Words
崩溃 / 崩潰bēngkuì
collapse; break down; crumble
溃败 / 潰敗kuìbài
be routed; suffer a crushing defeat
溃烂 / 潰爛kuìlàn
fester; ulcerate; suppurate
溃疡 / 潰瘍kuìyáng
ulcer; sore; lesion
溃退 / 潰退kuìtuì
rout; retreat in disarray
溃散 / 潰散kuìsàn
be routed and scattered
溃决 / 潰決kuìjué
burst; break; breach
击溃 / 擊潰jīkuì
rout; defeat decisively
溃不成军 / 潰不成軍kuìbùchéngjūn
utterly routed; total collapse of an army