MEANING/意义
    杵
      
  • chǔ
      
    sound for pinyin
      
      
    pestle; to poke (the fire) ; club (i.e. a group or organization) 
    Type noun/名词; verb/动词  
        
    Topics  Single character
EXAMPLES/列句
  • 磨一根很粗的铁杵
      
      
    mó yì gēn hěn cū de tié chǔ
      
    sound for pinyin
    to grind a thick iron pestle

  • 我用棍子杵了他一下儿。
      
      
    wǒ yòng gùn zi chǔ le tā yí xiàr
      
    sound for pinyin
    I give him a prod with a stick.
COMBINATIONS/组合
  • 杵乐
      
    chǔ yuè
      
    sound for pinyin
    pestle dance (popular in Taiwan) 

  • 铁杵
      
    tié chǔ
      
    sound for pinyin
    iron pestle

  • 铁杵成针
      
    tié chǔ chéng zhēn
      
    sound for pinyin
    an iron pestle can be ground down to a needle -- perseverance will prevail
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