锤 chuí hammer
怎么记住“锤”: 钅 gold + 垂 droop = hammer. After shaping gold all day, the old jeweller's arms droop so low he can barely lift his hammer.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
锤 = 钅 gold + 垂 droop
- 钅 gold meaning
- 垂 droop sound
After shaping gold all day, the old jeweller's arms droop so low he can barely lift his hammer.
How it came to be
Metal gives the meaning and the sign for drooping the sound.
用法
- A hammer 锤子 (chuízi) and the verb to hammer/pound: 锤打 (chuídǎ) to hammer.
- Figurative 锤炼 (chuíliàn) to temper/hone through hard practice: 锤炼意志 (chuíliàn yìzhì) to forge one's willpower.
- Internet slang 实锤 (shíchuí) 'solid hammer' = hard proof/confirmed evidence, e.g. a rumor now nailed down.