chuí

hammer

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

追 sound component

  Sound component

zhuīduī

  

pursue

Evolution

槌 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
槌 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

chuí

hammer, mallet; strike, beat; mallet; pestle; beetle (for wedging or ramming)

Most common words with 槌
Freq.
Word
Meaning

mallet

棒槌

wooden club (used to beat clothes in washing)