How to write 坠

坠 zhuì 1. 落，掉下。 Fall; drop. 2. 往下沉。 Sink down. 3. 系挂在器物上垂着的东西。 Something hung down from an object. 4. 同本义 ([En.] fall; drop) Same as the original meaning (fall; drop). 5. 丧失; 败坏 ([En.] lose) Lose; damage. 6. 毁坏 ([En.] ruin) Ruin. 7. 垂挂; 因分量重而下垂 ([En.] weigh down) Hang down; droop due to weight. ---------- Examples: 1. 坠马 - Fall off a horse. 2. 下坠 - Fall down. 3. 扇坠儿 - A decorative hanging item. 4. 坠子 - a. Something that hangs down. b. A type of folk art popular in Henan and Shandong, like "Henan ～". ---------- 引: 1. 《说文》：隊，从高陨也。俗字作墜。 "Shuowen": It means to fall from a height; commonly written as "zhuì". 2. 《尔雅》：墜，落也。 "Erya": It means to fall. 3. 《广雅》：墜，堕也。 "Guangya": It means to plummet. 4. 《公羊传·文公三年》：死而坠也。 "Gongyangzhuan": It means to fall after dying. 5. 《楚辞·离骚》：朝饮木籣之坠露兮。 "Chuci": Refers to the falling dew from the wood. 6. 《楚辞·九歌·国殇》：矢交坠兮士争先。 "Chuci": Refers to arrows falling as soldiers compete. 7. 《吕氏春秋·察今》：自舟中坠于水。 "Lüshichunqiu": To fall into the water from the boat. 8. 剑之所从坠。 Where the sword falls from. 9. 清·侯方域《壮悔堂文集》：抗坠疾徐。(坠，声音低沉。) Refers to a low voice. 10. 《列子·天瑞》：杞国有人，忧天地崩坠。 "Liezi": Refers to someone from Qi worried about heaven and earth collapsing. 11. 《汉书·枚乘传》：坠入深渊难以复出。 "Han Shu": To fall into an abyss is hard to escape from. ---------- Additional Meanings: 1. 丧失; 败坏 ([En.] lose) Examples: - 坠亡 (to lose) - 坠失 (to be lost) - 坠言 (to lose words) - 坠履 (to easily discard old belongings or to recover lost items) 2. 毁坏 ([En.] ruin) Examples: - 坠典 (abolished system of laws) - 坠湮 (to be lost) - 坠绪 (to be broken; a royal line about to end) 3. 垂挂; 因分量重而下垂 ([En.] weigh down) Examples: - 坠岸 (steep and dangerous shoreline) - 坠脚 (to be placed at the end; to hang down) ---------- 名: 吊在下面的装饰性的东西 (【英】: a hanging object)。 A decorative object that hangs down. Examples: - 坠叶 (ear pendants) - 扇坠儿 (fan ornaments) - 耳坠 (earrings) - 香坠 (fragrance pendant)