錘 [锤] chuí
noun
: hammer
: to hammer into shape
: weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance)
Kun Reading
錘 | いわ iwa
noun
: weight (of a fishing net)
錘 | つみ tsumi OR つむ tsumu
noun
: spindle
錘 | おもり omori
noun
: weight
: sinker (fishing)
On Reading
錘 | すい sui
suffix | counter
: counter for spindles
錘[锤]子 chui2zi: hammer
錘[锤]打 chui2da: hammerblow
大錘[锤] da4chui2: sledge
手錘[锤] shou3chui2: mallet; drumstick
紡錘 [纺锤] fang3chui2: spindle [紡錘 | ぼうすい bousui OR つむ tsumu]
Japanese common word
錘鰤 | つむぶり tsumuburi
: rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata); rainbow yellowtail; Spanish jack; Hawaiian salmon
Chinese idiom
一錘定音 yi1 chui2 ding4 yin1
: lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow; fig. to make the final decision
千錘百鍊 [千锤百炼] qian1 chui2 bai3 lian4
: after hard work and numerous revisions; the vicissitudes of life
形声 Pictophonetic.
金 (jin1: metal; gold) suggests the meaning while
垂 (chui2: to droop; to suspend) provides the sound.
簡體 Simplified.
锤. Derived from generic radical simplification #9 (釒金 » 钅).
Variant: 鎚
Examples:
摆錘能摆动。
bai3 chui2 neng2 bai3dong4.
A pendulum oscillates (swings).
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
