锤

chuí

variant of 錘|锤[chui2]

metal (钅) + sound chuí (垂) = a hammer

The metal radical marks this as a metal tool or implement. 垂 primarily contributes the sound chuí; the image of something hanging or drooping may loosely evoke a heavy, swinging weight.

钅+垂→锤
垂To hang downPhonetic
钅MetalSemantic

他用锤子把钉子敲进了墙里。

tā yòng chuí zi bǎ dīng zi qiāo jìn le qiáng lǐ。

he used a hammer to drive the nail into the wall.

工人拿着锤反复敲打那块铁。

gōng rén ná zhe chuí fǎn fù qiāo dǎ nà kuài tiě。

the worker held the hammer and struck that piece of iron repeatedly.

Words with 锤

大锤

dà chuí

sledgehammer

钉锤

dīng chuí

nail hammer

铅锤

qiān chuí

bob of a plumbline

铜锤

tóng chuí

mace (weapon)

铜锤花脸

tóng chuí huā liǎn

(Chinese opera) tongchui hualian, a military character holding a bronze mace, classified as a jing 淨|净[jing4] role

锤子

chuí zi

hammer

锤头鲨

chuí tóu shā

a hammerhead shark

锤骨

chuí gǔ

malleus or hammer bone of middle ear

锤骨柄

chuí gǔ bǐng

manubrium of malleus (handle of hammer bone), connecting ossicles 聽小骨|听小骨 to tympanum 鼓膜

雷神之锤

léi shén zhī chuí

Quake (video game series)

电锤

diàn chuí

rotary hammer

一锤子买卖

yī chuí zi mǎi mài

a one-off, short-sighted deal

More characters with 钅

铿铼锂链锁铽销锃