杵
pestle; to grind; to poke
- Strokes
- 8
- Pinyin
- chǔ
Parts
Words with 杵
- 金刚杵jīn gāng chǔ · jingangchuvajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)
- 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
- 血流漂杵xuè liú piāo chǔ · xueliupiaochuenough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood; blood bath
- 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