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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
摧殘 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
摧殘 ＝ 摧 ＋ 殘
ㄘㄨㄟ ㄘㄢˊ · cuīcán
verb — to wreck, to ravage, to wear down cruelly (health, spirit, a living thing)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

摧to crush, to break (摧毀)cuī
殘to wound, to maim (殘害)cán歹 the death-bone radical — harm down to the bone
摧殘，摧毀的摧，殘害的殘。
關 · Related
摧毀cuīhuǐto destroy outright — the same 摧, breaking to pieces rather than wearing down蹂躪róulìnto trample, ravage — the same cruelty pressed underfoot