潰 (kuì)
a flooding river; a military defeat; to break down, to disperse
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 貴 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“潰，漏也。从水，貴聲。”
Components
- 氵 (meaning) — 氵 is a component form of 水.
- 貴 (sound)