chōng
舂
pound; pestle; hull
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pound; to pestle; to hull (in a mortar)
A traditional method of processing grains (like rice) or herbs by pounding them in a mortar (臼) with a pestle (杵) to remove husks or to crush them.
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.
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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.