錘 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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chuí

balance weight on scale

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 垂 represents the sound.

Components

釒 Meaning component

jīn

metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

垂 Sound component

chuí

droop

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

chuí

balance weight on scale; hammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance); to strike with a hammer

Most common words with 錘

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	锤	hammer
	锤子	hammer
	一锤定音	fig. to make the final decision
	大锤	sledgehammer
	千锤百炼	the vicissitudes of life

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*m-t<r>oj	drjwe	chuí	sledge-hammer

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 4.2768% of movies

2363rd most common character in movies

2937th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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