榔头

榔頭

lángtou

noun #23,210

Measure Word

一把榔头 bǎ

Meanings

1 hammer
2 large hammer
3 sledgehammer

Characters

betel palm; used in tool names

Examples

工人用榔头把钉子敲进了木头里。

Gōngrén yòng lángtou bǎ dīngzi qiāo jìn le mùtou lǐ.

The worker used a hammer to drive the nail into the wood.

这块石头太硬了，得用大榔头才能砸开。

Zhè kuài shítou tài yìng le, děi yòng dà lángtou cái néng zá kāi.

This rock is too hard; you need a big sledgehammer to break it open.

Tips

memory

榔头 sounds a bit like 狼头 (wolf head) — imagine a wolf-headed tool pounding away. The top (榔) refers to a type of palm/tropical tree, and 头 means head, giving the image of a heavy-headed tool.

Stroke Order

榔 láng

头 tóu