chú
noun #35,310

Measure Word

一把

Meanings

  1. 1 hoe (farming tool)
  2. 2 to hoe / weed
  3. 3 to root out / eliminate

Examples

Tā káng zhe chú qù dì lǐ gàn huó.
He carried his hoe out to the fields to work.
Wǒmen yào chú diào tián lǐ de zácǎo.
We need to hoe out the weeds in the field.
Chú qiáng fú ruò shì xiákè de běnfèn.
Rooting out the strong and aiding the weak is a knight-errant's duty.

Tips

culture
Famous in the poem 《》 (Min Nong, 'Sympathy for the Peasants') by Tang poet Li Shen: — 'hoeing grain when the sun is high, sweat drips into the soil beneath the rice.' Most Chinese kids learn this poem in primary school.
memory
(metal) radical + (help) → a metal tool that helps the farmer.

Stroke Order

chú