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10 strokes
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挫

cuò

Definition

obstructed
to fail
to oppress
to repress
to lower the tone
to bend back
to dampen

Character Decomposition

Related words (12)

setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue

acne; pustule

to thwart; to foil (sb's plans); to defeat

frustration

(of sales, prices etc) to fall; to drop; decline; slump

to win as a result of tenacious effort; to fight off tough competition

thwarted; obstructed; setback

to frustrate; to inhibit; to make things difficult

devastating setback; slump (in stock market etc); crushing defeat; to cause a serious setback; to plummet

a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes; a cadence; punctuated by a transition; with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting)

yì yáng dùn cuò

see 顿挫抑扬

dùn cuò yì yáng

cadence; modulation

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