chuí

棰

Character · Noun · VerbTraditional垂

short wooden rod; to beat with a rod

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Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

short wooden club; cudgel

archaic

Archaic term for a short, heavy stick used as a weapon or tool.

Gǔ古
shí时
shì士
zú卒
cháng常
chí持
chuí垂
yǐ以
zì自
wèi卫
 。

In ancient times, soldiers often carried short clubs for self-defense.

Cǐ此
chuí垂
yǐ以
yìng硬
mù木
zhì制
chéng成
 。

This cudgel is made of hardwood.

2.

verb

to beat; to strike with a rod

archaic

Archaic verb meaning to hit or punish someone with a stick.

Lì吏
yǐ以
chuí垂
zé责
zhī之
 。

The official beat him with a rod as punishment.

Bù不
kě可
chuí垂
jī击
shēng牲
chù畜
 。

One must not beat livestock with a club.

3.

noun

variant of 箠 (whip); same as 槌 (mallet, hammer)

archaic

This character is an archaic variant form of 箠 (meaning whip) and 槌 (meaning mallet or hammer).

Cǐ此
zì字
gǔ古
tóng同
chuí箠
 ，
zhǐ指
mǎ马
biān鞭
 。

This character was anciently the same as 箠, referring to a horsewhip.

Zài在
gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
 ，
chuí垂
yǒu有
shí时
zuò作
chuí槌
yòng用
 。

In ancient texts, 垂 is sometimes used to mean 槌 (mallet).