杵

Information about character(s)

Radical: 木
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 8

Pronunciation

Pinyin: chǔ
Cantonese: cyu5
JapaneseKun: KINE
JapaneseOn: SHO
Korean: CE
Vietnamese: ngỏ

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: pestle; baton used beat clothes

CE-Dict: pestle/to poke

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a pestle; a pestled-shaped wooden stick
2.to poke

21 Century bidirectional science and technology dictionary: pistillum - 無脊椎

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: beetle; pestle; poke
【醫】 pestle

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: pestle

湘雅醫學專業詞典: beater;pestle;stamper

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《木部》杵舂杵也。从木午聲。

康熙字典文字版 【辰集中】【木字部】杵
【唐韻】【韻會】昌與切【集韻】【正韻】敞呂切，𠀤音處。【說文】舂杵也。【易·繫辭】斷木爲杵，掘地爲臼。杵臼之利，萬民以濟。【禮·雜記】杵以梧。【註】所以擣也。　又砧杵，槌衣具。【儲光羲·田家雜興詩】秋山響砧杵。　又【前漢·天文志】彗星曰天杵。

CF-Dict: pilon/battoir à linge