Kanji Detail for 頹 - "collapse, decline"

頹

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
頹 means "collapse, decline."
1. Collapse - To crumble; to fall; to topple.
2. Decline - To weaken; to deteriorate.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

ruined, decayed; disintegrate

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to crumble; to collapse; to decline; to decay; decadent; dejected; dispirited; balding

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

ruined, decayed; depressed; decadent

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

To collapse. The Book of Rites says: "Mount Tai will collapse." Words spoken when Confucius was about to die. Mount Tai is what people look up to, a metaphor for the passing of worthies and gentlemen. | An appearance of decline and disappointment. As in 頹唐, 頹喪. Both speak of low spirits.
Onyomi

ta(た)

tai(たい)
Kunyomi

kuzu.reru(くずれる)

kuzu.su(くずす)

otogai
Strokes

16 strokes
Radical

頁 (ogai・ichinokai)
Related Keywords
collapse crumble fall topple decline weaken deteriorate