杵

chǔ
  1. pestle
  2. to poke

CEDICT

  1. (Northeastern Mandarin) to stand (straight like a post)
  2. baton used to beat clothes in washing
  3. pestle
  4. to poke
  5. to stand (straight like a post)

Wiktionary

  1. 舂米、擣药、擣衣或擣实砂土时用的圆木棒。由上细下粗的坚木做成。
  2. 兵器名。因形如杵而得名。
  3. 捅、突刺。
  4. 呆立不动。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 zhǐyàogōngfushēn,tiěchǔmóchéngzhēn
  1. If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. cf idiom 磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. to study diligently
磨杵成针 móchǔchéngzhēn
  1. to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  2. to study diligently
血流漂杵 xuèliúpiāochǔ
  1. enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood
  2. blood bath
金刚杵 jīngāngchǔ vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)
铁杵成针 tiěchǔchéngzhēn see 磨杵成针 móchǔchéngzhēn
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Related entries

碓 duì
  1. pestle
  2. pound with a pestle
碾槌 niǎnchuí pestle
槌 chuí
  1. mallet
  2. pestle
  3. beetle (for wedging or ramming)
研磨 yánmó
  1. milling
  2. to grind
  3. to polish by grinding
  4. to abrade
  5. whetstone
  6. pestle
戳 chuō
  1. to jab
  2. to poke
  3. to stab
  4. (coll.) to sprain
  5. to blunt
  6. to fuck (vulgar)
  7. to stand
  8. to stand (sth) upright
  9. stamp
  10. seal
湯姆用叉子戳我的手臂。

Tom stuck a fork in my arm.

Source: Tatoeba

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