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杵
chǔ
pestle; to grind
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木 (wood) provides meaning, 午 provides pronunciation
Words Using 杵 (4)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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杵
chǔ
pestle / to poke
杵
chǔ
pestle / to poke
磨杵成针
móchǔchéngzhēn
to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
磨杵成针
móchǔchéngzhēn
to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
血流漂杵
xuèliúpiāochǔ
enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood / blood bath
血流漂杵
xuèliúpiāochǔ
enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood / blood bath
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐyàogōngfushēn,tiěchǔmóchéngzhēn
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / cf idiom [[磨杵成針|磨杵成针]], to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐyàogōngfushēn,tiěchǔmóchéngzhēn
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / cf idiom [[磨杵成針|磨杵成针]], to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
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⿰木午
i