捶
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Meaning: to beat ; to thump; to pound
💡 Think of 'chew'—you chew food by pounding it with teeth, like 捶 pounding.
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Character Story & Explanation
捶 (chuí) means 'to beat' or 'to pound', often with a fist or a tool. It combines the hand radical 扌 with 垂 (chuí, 'to hang'), suggesting a downward striking motion. Common in daily actions like 捶背 (massage back) or 捶打 (beat, pound). Culturally, it appears in idioms like 捶胸顿足 (to beat one's chest and stamp feet in extreme grief).
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