U+632B "挫" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+632B "挫" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily conveys the meanings of "to defeat," "to frustrate," "to obstruct," or "to subdue," and it is commonly used in compound words such as "挫折" (cuòzhé) meaning "setback" or "frustration" and "挫败" (cuòbài) meaning "to defeat" or "to thwart." Structurally, it is composed of the radical "扌" (hand) on the left, suggesting action involving the hand, and the phonetic component "坐" (zuò, meaning "to sit") on the right, which provides a clue to its pronunciation. In historical and modern usage, the character often carries a connotation of overcoming or being overcome by obstacles, and it appears in contexts ranging from classical literature to contemporary discussions of resilience and competition.