锤(chuí)

HSK 7-913 strokesTrad. 錘

hammer

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Character information

Pinyin
chuí
Meaning
hammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance); to strike with a hammer
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
錘

Origin & structure

Where 锤 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰钅垂

In this compound, the meaning comes from 钅 (metal); 垂 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

钅jīn垂chuí

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 锤 step by step

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

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Words with 锤

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

chuí锤zǐ子
HSK 7-9

hammer

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dà大chuí锤

sledgehammer

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shí实chuí锤

(neologism c. 2014) (slang) solid proof; irrefutable evidence

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shǒu手chuí锤

mallet; drumstick

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yī一chuí锤dìng定yīn音

lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow

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qiān千chuí锤bǎi百liàn炼

after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom)

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fǎng纺chuí锤

spindle

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From 锤’s common words

子大实手一定音千

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