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Meaning of 杵

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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:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (wood) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
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    • [ ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
    • [ ] noon; 7th terrestrial branch
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Example Words
血流漂杵 xuè liú piāo chǔ enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood; blood bath
磨杵成针 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 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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Example Sentences
1
My mother did those fingers my way again.
2
In every tower stands an archer with a bow in his hand.
3
4000
8000
Bird-shaped pestle (made 4 - 8, 000 years ago). Stone, found in Papua New Guinea
4
西
Their daughter told her mother she heard her father grinding a pestle and mortar in the bedroom.
5
使
使
Using a mortar and pestle, the fruits are slightly pounded to remove the shells from the fruits without breaking the seed inside.