捶

搥
chuí
#3,472 most
frequent character
to hammer
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

捶 puts 扌 hand with 垂 chuí, which supplies the sound. The hand part points to hitting, so it first meant 'to beat someone with a stick'. That grew to 'to thump, beat'.

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Example Sentences

他用锤子捶了香檳。
tāyòng chuízǐ chuí le xiāngbīn 。
He hammered the champagne.
捶打可以增强我们的力量。
chuídǎ kěyǐ zēngqiáng wǒmen de lìliàng 。
Hammering can enhance our strength.
她正在用手捶自己的胸口。
tā zhèngzài yòng shǒu chuí zìjǐ de xiōngkǒu 。
She is hammering her own chest with her hand.

Same Characters, Different Readings

捶chuí
to hammer

Words with similar meanings

敲qiāo
to knock
Generally means to knock; can be used in contexts of hammering, but is more informal.
打dǎ
to hit
More general term for hitting, also can imply hammering in certain contexts.

Homophones

捶chuí
to hammer
垂chuí
to droop

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