捶 (chuí): to beat (with a stick or one's fist), to thump, to pound

捶 (chuí) is a Chinese character meaning “to beat (with a stick or one's fist).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic) and 垂 (phonetic). It ranks #2921 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 捶 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 扌 hand11 strokesFrequency #2921扌 semantic垂 phonetic

Definitions

  1. to beat (with a stick or one's fist)
  2. to thump
  3. to pound

Etymology & Origin

捶

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Decomposition: ⿰扌垂 (layout: left-right)

Components:扌semantic垂phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
捶打chuí dǎto beat
捶背chuí bèito massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists
捶胸顿足chuí xiōng dùn zú(idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc)
三皇炮捶sān huáng pào chuíPao Chui (Chinese martial art)
捶子chuí zidrum stick
跌脚捶胸diē jiǎo chuí xiōnglit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom)
捶击chuí jīto beat
捶胸chuí xiōngto beat one's chest
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Total compounds
75
As first character
13
As last character
13
As middle character

捶 appears in 8 compound words: 75 as the first character, 13 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 捶 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

胸xiōng
0.486330 co-occurrences
呀yā
0.46266 co-occurrences
锤chuí
0.42330 co-occurrences
丸wán
0.421180 co-occurrences
楚chǔ
0.402186 co-occurrences
肝gān
0.40066 co-occurrences
打dǎ
0.394756 co-occurrences
拳quán
0.391120 co-occurrences
哭kū
0.38360 co-occurrences
杖zhàng
0.38142 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

捶胸顿足chuíxiōngdùnzúHSK 7+

to beat one's breast; to display intense sorrow or regret

phrase
跌脚捶胸diē jiǎo chuí xiōngHSK 7+

lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom); fig. angry or stressed about sth

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

捶照镜子，整理一下自己的仪容。

chuí zhào jìng zǐ , zhěng lǐ yī xià zì jǐ de yí róng .

Tap the mirror to check your appearance and tidy up your look.

Character Family

扌 Radical Family — Characters sharing the hand radical

挨āi按àn扒bā拔bá把bǎ摆bǎi扳bān搬bān扮bàn拌bàn

Related Characters

手shǒu打dǎ找zhǎo拿ná才cái护hù报bào拉lā挺tǐng换huàn

Homophones — Characters pronounced chuí

锤chuí吹chuī炊chuī垂chuí

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 捶 (chuí) mean in Chinese?
捶 (chuí) primarily means "to beat (with a stick or one's fist)." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2921 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 捶 and 睡?
捶 (chuí) and 睡 (shuì) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 扌 vs 目 (same 垂 component).
How many strokes does 捶 have?
捶 is written with 11 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 捶?
The radical associated with 捶 is 扌 (hand). This radical appears in many characters related to hand.
What are the components of 捶?
捶 is composed of: 扌 (semantic), 垂 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰扌垂 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 捶?
Common words with 捶 include: 捶打 (chuí dǎ, "to beat"); 捶背 (chuí bèi, "to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists"); 捶胸顿足 (chuí xiōng dùn zú, "(idiom) to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (in sorrow, anguish etc)"); 三皇炮捶 (sān huáng pào chuí, "Pao Chui (Chinese martial art)"); 捶子 (chuí zi, "drum stick"). There are over 8 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 捶 (chuí)?
Several characters share the pronunciation chuí: 锤 (hammer), 吹 (to blow), 炊 (to cook food), 垂 (to hang (down)). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 捶 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 捶 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.