杵

pestle; to grind; to poke

Strokes
8
Pinyin
chǔ

Parts

Words with 杵

  1. 金刚杵jīn gāng chǔ · jingangchuvajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)
  2. 磨杵成针mó chǔ chéng zhēn · mochuchengzhento grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently
  3. 血流漂杵xuè liú piāo chǔ · xueliupiaochuenough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood; blood bath
  4. 只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn · zhiyaogongfushen,tiechumochengzhenIf you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.; cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences