(chuí)

HSK 7-911 strokes

to beat (with a stick or one's fist)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
chuí
Meaning
to beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌垂

In this compound, the meaning comes from (hand); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

chuí

drum stick; bass drum mallet; CL:把[ba3]

Open 捶子 page →
chuí

to beat; to pound; to thump

Open 捶打 page →
chuí

to beat; to thump

Open 捶击 page →
chuíbèi

to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists

Open 捶背 page →

(idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc)

Open 捶胸顿足 page →

lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom); fig. angry or stressed about sth

Open 跌脚捶胸 page →

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