Keyword
to hang
- to dangle
- to hand down
- to bequeath
- almost
- near
- Frequency
- #2154
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
chuí
Mnemonic
A tree with drooping branches
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
垂直
perpendicular; vertical
垂
to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach
下垂
to droop; to sag; to hang down; sagging; drooping; prolapse (medicine)
垂死
dying
垂青
to show appreciation for sb; to look upon sb with favor
垂钓
angling
垂涎
to drool; to salivate; (fig.) to covet; to desire greedily
耳垂
earlobe
垂头丧气
hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen
垂死挣扎
deathbed struggle; final struggle (idiom)
垂危
close to death; life-threatening (illness)
垂体
pituitary gland
脱垂
prolapse
永垂不朽
eternal glory; will never be forgotten
垂泪
to shed tears
垂线
(math.) perpendicular line; vertical line
低垂
to droop; to hang low
脑垂体
pituitary gland
垂柳
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
垂涎三尺
to drool (over) (idiom); to yearn for; to covet; to crave
名垂青史
lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
垂帘听政
lit. to govern from behind the curtain; to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)
垂涎欲滴
to drool with desire (idiom); to envy; to hunger for
垂范
(literary) to set a shining example (for one's subordinates or future generations)