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Animated Stroke Order 衰

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How to write 衰 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 衰

衰 stroke order diagram

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3.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 衰

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4.

How to Use 衰

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 衰 works in context.

Decline/Weaken as Prefix

In these words, 衰 acts as a prefix meaning 'decline', 'weaken', or 'deteriorate', forming compounds that describe various aspects of decline.

衰老 • shuāi lǎo • grow old; deteriorate with age • HSK 6

HSK 6

shuāi衰

lǎo老

grow old; deteriorate with age

衰退 • shuāi tuì • decline; decay; rust • HSK 6

HSK 6

shuāi衰

tuì退

decline; decay; rust

衰减 • shuāi jiǎn • Decline • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shuāi衰

jiǎn减

Decline

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 衰

HSK words that contain this character.

衰弱 • shuāi ruò • Feeble

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shuāi衰

ruò弱

Feeble

衰竭 • shuāi jié • Exhaustion

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shuāi衰

jié竭

Exhaustion

衰落 • shuāi luò • decline

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shuāi衰

luò落

decline

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 衰 is used in context

lì历

shǐ史

jiàn见

zhèng证

le了

wáng王

cháo朝

de的

shèng盛

shuāi衰

。

History has witnessed the rise and fall of dynasties.

jīng经

jì济

shuāi衰

tuì退

yǐng影

xiǎng响

le了

quán全

qiú

suí随

zhe着

nián年

líng龄

zēng增

zhǎng长

，

shēn身

tǐ体

Information

Pinyinshuāi

Meaningdecline

Strokes10

Radical衣

Traditional衰

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#1867

Zhuyinㄕㄨㄞ

UnicodeU+8870

CangjieYWMV

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球

shì市

chǎng场

。

Economic recession has affected global markets.

zhú逐

jiàn渐

shuāi衰

lǎo老

。

As age increases, the body gradually ages.

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