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槌

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mallet; pestle; beetle (for wedging or ramming)

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Strokes
13
Radical
木 +10
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
槌
Common rank
#3,111
Unicode
U+69CC

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Formation & memory

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How 槌 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

木 meaning “wood” + 追 sound ( zhuī )

Components 木 追

Words with 槌

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WordPinyinMeaning
一槌定音 yī chuí dìng yīn variant of 一錘定音|一锤定音[yi1 chui2 ding4 yin1]
小槌 xiǎo chuí mallet; drumstick
法槌 fǎ chuí gavel
槌球 chuí qiú croquet
沙槌 shā chuí variant of 沙錘|沙锤[sha1 chui2]
落槌 luò chuí (of an auctioneer) to bring down the gavel; to conclude an auction sale
棒槌 bàng chuí wooden club (used to beat clothes in washing)
砂槌 shā chuí variant of 沙錘|沙锤[sha1 chui2]
凸槌 tū chuí (slang) (Tw) to mess up; to screw up
碾槌 niǎn chuí pestle

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 追 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
追 sound part zhuī to pursue, to chase after; to expel
缒 zhuì to climb a rope; to hang, to rappel