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槌
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strike

HSK 10
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chuí
ツイ
つち
퇴, 추
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 追 represents the sound.
Components
木 tree+ 追 chase =
槌 strike
木 Meaning component
mù tree
追 Phonetic component
zhuī chase
pursue, chase after
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Notes
Similar Characters
乘 hitch a ride休 rest县 district (simp)呆 dim-witted喿 chirping of birds宋 song尌 standing尞 burnt offering巢 nest新 new本 book朱 vermillion杏 apricot析 analyze林 woods枚 small objects果 fruit枼 table某 such and such柰 crab-apple tree
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
槌
Regular
Modern
Chinese
槌 [chuí]
mallet; pestle; beetle (for wedging or ramming)
Japanese
槌 、 鎚 、 椎 (rare) つち 同音
noun hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
槌 つち
Tsuchi surname
槌 つちさき
Tsuchisaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (7)
棒槌 [bàng​chuí] #37,044
wooden club (used to beat clothes in washing)
一槌定音 [yī​chuí​dìng​yīn]
variant of 一錘定音|一锤定音[yī​chuí​dìng​yīn]
凸槌 [tū​chuí]
(slang) (Tw) to mess up
小槌 [xiǎo​chuí]
mallet
槌球 [chuí​qiú]
croquet
法槌 [fǎ​chuí]
gavel
碾槌 [niǎn​chuí]
pestle
JAPANESE WORDS (28)
相槌を打つ [あいづちをうつ] #10,775
to make use of aizuchi
槌 [つち] #17,058
hammer
⭐ 相槌 [あいづち] #17,959
aizuchi
鉄槌 [てっつい] #19,457
iron hammer
⭐ 金槌 [かなづち] #28,526
hammer
木槌 [きづち] #42,547
wooden hammer
鉄槌を下す [てっついをくだす] #44,804
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption)
破城槌 [はじょうつい] #53,149
battering ram
小槌 [こづち] #76,330
(small) mallet
槌音 [つちおと] #102,816
hammering sound
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