Chinese Word: 杵 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

杵

Pinyin: chǔ

English Definition: pestle; to poke

Chinese Definition:
①舂米或捶衣的木棒：杵臼。砧杵。杵臼交(旧称互相不嫌贫贱的朋友)。
②用长形的东西戮：杵了他一拳。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 木

Pictophonetic: 午 indicates the sound; 木 (wood) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 午 [ wǔ ] noon; 7th terrestrial branch

Similar Characters: 杆秆扦枉桩忤

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血流漂杵	xuè liú piāo chǔ	enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood; blood bath
磨杵成针	mó chǔ chéng zhēn	to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently
铁杵成针	tiě chǔ chéng zhēn	see 磨杵成针
金刚杵	jīn gāng chǔ	vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针	zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn	If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.; cf idiom 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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1		mǔ qīn 母亲 yòu 又 bǎ 把 zhǐ tou 指头 chǔ 杵 zài 在 le 了 wǒ 我 yǎn qián 眼前。 My mother did those fingers my way again.
2		měi 每 zuò 座 tǎ 塔 shàng 上 jūn 均 chǔ 杵 zhe 着 yī míng 一名 shǒu wò 手握 gōng jiàn 弓箭 de 的 shè shǒu 射手。 In every tower stands an archer with a bow in his hand.
3		niǎo xíng 鸟形 chǔ 杵， shí zhì 石制， jù jīn 距今 yuē 约 4000 zhì 至 8000年， bā bù yà xīn jǐ nèi yà 巴布亚新几内亚。 Bird-shaped pestle (made 4 - 8, 000 years ago). Stone, found in Papua New Guinea
4		tā men 他们 de 的 nǚ ér 女儿 gào su 告诉 jí ěr 吉尔， shuō 说 tīng dào 听到 bà ba 爸爸 zài 在 wò shì 卧室 yòng 用 chǔ 杵 dǎo suì 捣碎 yì xiē 一些 dōng xi 东西 de 的 shēng yīn 声音。 Their daughter told her mother she heard her father grinding a pestle and mortar in the bedroom.
5		shǐ yòng 使用 chǔ 杵 hé 和 jiù 臼 qīng qīng 轻轻 qiāo jī 敲击 guǒ shí 果实， shǐ 使 wài ké 外壳 bō lí 剥离 ér 而 yòu 又 bù 不 sǔn shāng 损伤 dào 到 lǐ miàn 里面 de 的 zhǒng zi 种子。 Using a mortar and pestle, the fruits are slightly pounded to remove the shells from the fruits without breaking the seed inside.

1		mǔ qīn 母亲 yòu 又 bǎ 把 zhǐ tou 指头 chǔ 杵 zài 在 le 了 wǒ 我 yǎn qián 眼前。 My mother did those fingers my way again.
2		měi 每 zuò 座 tǎ 塔 shàng 上 jūn 均 chǔ 杵 zhe 着 yī míng 一名 shǒu wò 手握 gōng jiàn 弓箭 de 的 shè shǒu 射手。 In every tower stands an archer with a bow in his hand.
3		niǎo xíng 鸟形 chǔ 杵， shí zhì 石制， jù jīn 距今 yuē 约 4000 zhì 至 8000年， bā bù yà xīn jǐ nèi yà 巴布亚新几内亚。 Bird-shaped pestle (made 4 - 8, 000 years ago). Stone, found in Papua New Guinea
4		tā men 他们 de 的 nǚ ér 女儿 gào su 告诉 jí ěr 吉尔， shuō 说 tīng dào 听到 bà ba 爸爸 zài 在 wò shì 卧室 yòng 用 chǔ 杵 dǎo suì 捣碎 yì xiē 一些 dōng xi 东西 de 的 shēng yīn 声音。 Their daughter told her mother she heard her father grinding a pestle and mortar in the bedroom.
5		shǐ yòng 使用 chǔ 杵 hé 和 jiù 臼 qīng qīng 轻轻 qiāo jī 敲击 guǒ shí 果实， shǐ 使 wài ké 外壳 bō lí 剥离 ér 而 yòu 又 bù 不 sǔn shāng 损伤 dào 到 lǐ miàn 里面 de 的 zhǒng zi 种子。 Using a mortar and pestle, the fruits are slightly pounded to remove the shells from the fruits without breaking the seed inside.