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Chinese symbol for “crush”

粉碎
fěn suì
to crush; to smash; to shatter

The closest CC-CEDICT match for crush is 粉碎 (fěn suì), defined as: to crush; to smash; to shatter.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

粉 fěn
powder, flour, cosmetic powder; plaster
radical 119 ⽶ · 10 strokes
碎 suì
to break, to smash; broken, busted
radical 112 ⽯ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “crush”

WordPinyinMeaning
轧 (軋)yàto crush; to knock sb down with a vehicle
压坏 (壓壞)yā huàito crush
揉碎róu suìto crush; to crumble into pieces
歼灭 (殲滅)jiān mièto wipe out; to crush
碾niǎnstone roller; roller and millstone

Related words

Other words that share a character with 粉碎.

WordPinyinMeaning
粉丝 (粉絲)fěn sībean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans")
奶粉nǎi fěnpowdered milk
粉红色 (粉紅色)fěn hóng sèpink
粉红 (粉紅)fěn hóngpink
面粉 (麵粉)miàn fěnflour
碎片suì piànchip; fragment; splinter; tatter
破碎pò suìto smash to pieces; to shatter
心碎xīn suìheartbroken; extreme depth of sorrow

See also: Japanese symbol for “crush”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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