锤 chuí hammer
How to remember 锤: 钅 gold + 垂 droop = hammer. After shaping gold all day, the old jeweller's arms droop so low he can barely lift his hammer.
Component breakdown
锤 = 钅 gold + 垂 droop
- 钅 gold
- 垂 droop
After shaping gold all day, the old jeweller's arms droop so low he can barely lift his hammer.
How it is used
- A hammer 锤子 (chuízi) and the verb to hammer/pound: 锤打 (chuídǎ) to hammer.
- Figurative 锤炼 (chuíliàn) to temper/hone through hard practice - 锤炼意志 (chuíliàn yìzhì) to forge one's willpower.
- Internet slang 实锤 (shíchuí) 'solid hammer' = hard proof/confirmed evidence, e.g. a rumor now nailed down.