Keyword
hammer
- Frequency
- #2723
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
chuí
Mnemonic
钅 (metal) gives the meaning and 垂 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
锤
hammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance); to strike with a hammer
锤子
hammer
锤炼
to forge (metal); (fig.) to toughen sb up; to hone (one's skills)
一锤定音
lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow; fig. to make the final decision
大锤
sledgehammer
纺锤
spindle
千锤百炼
after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom); the vicissitudes of life
雷神之锤
Quake (video game series)
实锤
(neologism c. 2014) (slang) solid proof; irrefutable evidence
秤锤
steelyard weights
流星锤
meteor hammer (ancient weapon consisting of two iron balls connected by a chain)
铜锤
mace (weapon); (Chinese opera) "tongchui" (painted face role) (abbr. for 铜锤花脸 (tóngchuíhuāliǎn))
一锤子买卖
a one-off, short-sighted deal; a one-shot, all-out attempt
钉锤
nail hammer; claw hammer
铅锤
bob of a plumbline
锤骨
malleus or hammer bone of middle ear
电锤
rotary hammer; hammer drill