锤子

錘子

chuízi

noun HSK 7-9 #6,222

Measure Word

一把锤子 bǎ

Meanings

1 hammer

Characters

hammer; to hammer

Examples

给我一把锤子。

Gěi wǒ yībǎ chuízi.

Give me a hammer.

他用锤子钉钉子。

Tāyòng chuízi dīngdīng zi.

He used a hammer to drive in nails.

Tips

memory

锤 has the metal radical 钅 on the left (it's a metal tool) and 垂 (chuí, to hang down) on the right for the sound.

Stroke Order

锤 chuí

子 zǐ