懂中文 Dong Chinese

捶

chuí

strike with stick

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 垂 represents the sound. Simplified form of 搥.

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

垂 sound component

垂  Sound component

chuí

  

droop

Evolution

捶 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
捶 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
捶 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

捶  

chuí

strike with stick, lash, beat; to beat with the fist; to hammer; to cudgel

捶 (搥) 

chuí

variant of 捶[chuí]

Most common words with 捶
Freq.
Word
Meaning

捶

to hammer

捶打

to beat

捶胸顿足

to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (idiom)

捶背

to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists

捶胸

to beat one's chest