垂(chuí)

HSK 7-98 strokes

to hang (down)

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Character information

Pinyin
chuí
Meaning
to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 垂 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿻⿱？士卄

A tree with drooping branches

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

士shì卄niàn

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 垂 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 垂

Common words using 垂 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chuí垂tóu头sàng丧qì气
HSK 7-9

hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected

Open 垂头丧气 page →
xià下chuí垂

to droop; to sag; to hang down; sagging; drooping; prolapse (medicine)

Open 下垂 page →
dī低chuí垂

to droop; to hang low

Open 低垂 page →
chuí垂xià下

to hang down

Open 垂下 page →
chuí垂wēi危

close to death

Open 垂危 page →
chuí垂liǔ柳

weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

Open 垂柳 page →
chuí垂sǐ死

dying

Open 垂死 page →
chuí垂xián涎

to drool; to salivate

Open 垂涎 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 垂’s common words

头丧气下低危柳死

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