Chinese Character 錘 Meanings and components.

Form

錘

Meaning

錘 meaning[3] in English

Hammer.

To Hammer Into Shape.

Weight (E.G. Of A Steelyard Or Balance).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 錘 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Jin (金) , and to hang (down) (垂)

Its radical[1] is: 金 (jin1) which means: Surname Jin, Surname Kim (Korean), Jurchen Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), .金jin1surname Jin

In cangjie it is written with CHJM

How to write 錘

To write錘chui2hammer you should write a combination of 金jin1surname Jin , 垂chui2to hang … arranged in a 吅 shape:

金 + 垂 = 錘

錘 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 錘 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 錘, looks as follow:

錘
Pinyin:chui2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Hammer . To Hammer Into Shape . Weight (E.G. Of A Steelyard Or Balance) . To Strike With A Hammer
金
Pinyin:jin1
Meaning[3]: Surname Jin . Surname Kim (Korean) . Jurchen Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)
垂
Pinyin:chui2 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Hang (Down) . Droop . Dangle . Bend Down . Hand Down . Bequeath . Nearly . Almost . To Approach

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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