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锤
錘
chuí
1.
hammer
2.
to hammer into shape
3.
weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance)
HSK 6
Common • Top 8%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
锤子
chuízi
hammer
纺锤
fǎngchuí
spindle
钉锤
dīngchuí
nail hammer
铅锤
qiānchuí
bob of a plumbline
铜锤
tóngchuí
mace (weapon)
锤骨
chuígǔ
malleus or hammer bone of middle ear
大锤
dàchuí
sledge
手锤
shǒuchuí
mallet
气锤
qìchuí
pneumatic drill
测锤
cèchuí
bob of plumb line
琴锤
qínchuí
mallet
秤锤
chèngchuí
steelyard weights
锤头鲨
chuítóushā
a hammerhead shark
包剪锤
bāojiǎnchuí
rock-paper-scissors (game)
锤骨柄
chuígǔbǐng
manubrium of malleus (handle of hammer bone), connecting ossicles [[聽小骨|听小骨]] to tympanum [[鼓膜]]
拔钉锤
bádīngchuí
claw hammer
雷神之锤
LéishénzhīChuí
Quake (video game series)
一锤定音
yīchuídìngyīn
lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow
千锤百炼
qiānchuíbǎiliàn
after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom)
铜锤花脸
tóngchuíhuāliǎn
(Chinese opera) tongchui hualian, a military character holding a bronze mace, classified as a jing [[淨|净<jìng>]] role
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,936
- Word Frequency Rank
- 6,603 of 84,292