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、擣藥、擣衣或擣實砂土時用的圓木棒。由上細下粗的堅木做成。
  2. 兵器名。因形如杵而得名。
  3. 捅、突刺。
  4. 呆立不動。

重編國語辭典

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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 zhǐyàogōngfushēn,tiěchǔmóchéngzhēn
  1. If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. cf idiom 磨杵成針, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. to study diligently
磨杵成針 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
金剛杵 jīngāngchǔ vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)
鐵杵成針 tiěchǔchéngzhēn see 磨杵成針 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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