捶 chuí
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 垂 to hang, to dangle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
捶
chuí
to beat; to pound with the fist
Character
Example phrases
- 他气得用拳头捶了一下桌面，杯子里的茶都震了出来。 Tā qì de yòng quántou chuí le yí xià zhuōmiàn, bēizi lǐ de chá dōu zhèn le chūlái. He was so angry that he thumped the tabletop with his fist, making the tea in the cup splash out.
- 奶奶说腰疼，我就帮她轻轻地捶背。 Nǎinai shuō yāo téng, wǒ jiù bāng tā qīngqīng de chuí bèi. Grandma said her back hurt, so I gently pounded her back for her.
- 他后悔得直捶胸口，说自己不该那么冲动。 Tā hòuhuǐ de zhí chuí xiōngkǒu, shuō zìjǐ bù gāi nàme chōngdòng. He regretted it so much that he kept beating his chest, saying he should not have been so impulsive.
Related words
- 逮 dǎi to catch; to seize
- 戳 chuō to poke; to jab; stamp or seal
- 捕捉 bǔzhuō to catch; to capture; to grasp
- 搓 cuō to rub; to twist with the hands
- 勾 gōu to hook; to tick; to evoke
- 揣 chuāi to tuck; to carry in one’s clothes
- 蹭 cèng to rub against; to scrape; to cadge
- 搀 chān to support someone by the arm
- 缠 chán to entangle; to pester
- 绷 bēng to stretch tight; to pull taut
- 缠绕 chánrào to twine around; to be intertwined
- 绑 bǎng to tie; to bind