懂中文 Dong Chinese

坠

zhuì

fall down

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 队 represents the sound. Simplified form of 墜.

Components
土 meaning component

土  Meaning component

tǔ

  

earth

队 sound component

队  Sound component

duì

  

team

Evolution

坠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
坠 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
坠 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

坠 (墜) 

zhuì

fall down, drop, sink, go to ruin; to fall; to drop; to weigh down

Most common words with 坠
Freq.
Word
Meaning

坠

to fall

坠毁

(of an airplane etc) to fall to the ground and crash

坠落

to fall

坠入

to drop into

坠机

airplane crash