chōng舂
舂
technical
verb
Meaning of 舂
舂 means to pound; to pestle; to hull (in a mortar). Pronounced chōng.
- to pound; to pestle; to hull (in a mortar)
Character Info
Radical臼
Strokes6
Stroke Order
舂
Definitions & Examples
Nǎi奶
nai奶
yòng用
shí石
jiù臼
chōng舂
mǐ米
。
Grandma pounds rice in a stone mortar.
Yào药
jì剂
shī师
zhèng正
zài在
chōng舂
yào药
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
zhì制
zuò作
yào药
wán丸
。
The pharmacist is pounding medicine to prepare pills.
Gǔ古
dài代
méi没
yǒu有
jī机
qì器
，
rén人
men们
yòng用
chǔ杵
jiù臼
lái来
chōng舂
gǔ谷
zi子
。
In ancient times, without machines, people used a pestle and mortar to pound grain.