chuí

variant of 錘|锤[chui2]

metal (钅) + sound chuí (垂) = a hammer

The metal radical marks this as a metal tool or implement. 垂 primarily contributes the sound chuí; the image of something hanging or drooping may loosely evoke a heavy, swinging weight.

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To hang downPhonetic
MetalSemantic

他用子把钉子敲进了墙里。

tā yòng chuí zi bǎ dīng zi qiāo jìn le qiáng lǐ。

he used a hammer to drive the nail into the wall.

工人拿着反复敲打那块铁。

gōng rén ná zhe chuí fǎn fù qiāo dǎ nà kuài tiě。

the worker held the hammer and struck that piece of iron repeatedly.

Words with 锤

钉锤

dīng chuí

nail hammer

铅锤

qiān chuí

bob of a plumbline

铜锤

tóng chuí

mace (weapon)

铜锤花脸

tóng chuí huā liǎn

(Chinese opera) tongchui hualian, a military character holding a bronze mace, classified as a jing 淨|净[jing4] role

锤子

chuí zi

hammer

锤头鲨

chuí tóu shā

a hammerhead shark

锤骨

chuí gǔ

malleus or hammer bone of middle ear

锤骨柄

chuí gǔ bǐng

manubrium of malleus (handle of hammer bone), connecting ossicles 聽小骨|听小骨 to tympanum 鼓膜

雷神之锤

léi shén zhī chuí

Quake (video game series)

电锤

diàn chuí

rotary hammer

一锤子买卖

yī chuí zi mǎi mài

a one-off, short-sighted deal

一锤定音

yī chuí dìng yīn

lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow

More characters with 钅