垂

chuí
#1,590 most
frequent character
to droop
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

垂 was first written with 𠂹 and 土, and meant remote or far away. The two parts fused into the modern shape. Read chuí, 'to hang down' was borrowed for its sound, and 'to hand down' grew from that.

垂 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
睡
sound8 characters
睡锤唾捶陲缍棰埵

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Example Sentences

树上的枝条垂下来。
shù shàng de zhī tiáo chuíxiàlái 。
The branches on the tree are drooping down.
他的肩膀垂得很低。
tāde jiānbǎng chuí déhěn dī 。
His shoulders are drooping very low.
她的长发在微风中垂落。
tāde cháng fā zài wēi fēngzhōng chuí luò 。
Her long hair droops in the gentle breeze.

Words with similar meanings

垂落chuíluò
to droop down
More specific to the action of something falling or hanging down.
低垂dīchuí
to hang low
Indicates a lower position when something is drooping.

Homophones

捶chuí
to hammer

Words Starting With 垂

垂直chuí zhí
perpendicular; vertical

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