椎

zhuī
(bound form) vertebra

CEDICT

  1. (archaic) simple-minded; slow-witted
  2. chinquapin (Castanopsis)
  3. hammer; mallet
  4. simple-minded; slow-witted
  5. to pound; to beat
  6. vertebra

Wiktionary

  1. 敲打东西的器具。如：「铁椎」。《淮南子．说林》：「椎固有柄，不能自椓」。
  2. 嵴椎骨。参见「椎骨」条。
  3. 搥打、敲击。
  4. 朴实笨拙。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

椎 chuí
  1. hammer; mallet (variant of 槌 chuí)
  2. variant of 捶 chuí

Containing this entry

尾椎 wěizhuī
  1. coccyx
  2. tailbone
椎骨 zhuīgǔ vertebra
胸椎 xiōngzhuī
  1. thoracic vertebra
  2. the twelve thoracic vertebras behind the ribcage of humans and most mammals
脊椎 jǐzhuī
  1. vertebra
  2. backbone
腰椎 yāozhuī lumbar vertebra (lower backbone)
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Related entries

椎骨 zhuīgǔ vertebra
脊椎 jǐzhuī
  1. vertebra
  2. backbone
脊椎骨 jǐzhuīgǔ vertebra