椎(zhuī): hammer
12 strokes
Readingszhuīchuí
hammer
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- zhuī / chuí
- Meaning
- hammer; mallet (variant of 槌[chui2]); variant of 捶[chui2]
- Strokes
- 12
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 椎 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 椎 step by step
12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 椎
Common words using 椎 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
xiōng胸zhuī椎
thoracic vertebra; the twelve thoracic vertebras behind the ribcage of huma…
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