杵 Stroke Order — How to Write 杵
杵 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
杵 Radical and Character Components
杵 is a phono-semantic compound: 木 (wood) carries the meaning, while 午 indicates the sound.
Radical: 木 + 4 more strokes
杵 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- chǔ
Meanings of 杵 in Chinese
chǔ杵
Common Words and Phrases with 杵
More words with 杵
Idioms with 杵
- mó磨chǔ杵chéng成zhēn针Perseverance can overcome any difficulty
- tiě铁chǔ杵chéng成zhēn针Perseverance can achieve difficult goals
- jí急chǔ杵dǎo捣xīn心intense surprise and unease
- liú流xuè血piāo漂chǔ杵extremely bloody and devastating battle
- mó磨chǔ杵zuò作zhēn针achieve difficult goals through persistent effort
- tiě铁chǔ杵mó磨zhēn针Perseverance can accomplish any difficult task
- chǔ杵jiù臼jiāo交friendship regardless of social status
- chǔ杵jiù臼zhī之jiāo交friendship regardless of status
- jiù臼chǔ杵zhī之jiāo交inseparable friendship
- xuè血liú流piāo漂chǔ杵immense bloodshed, great slaughter
- tiě铁chǔ杵mó磨chéng成zhēn针Perseverance turns iron into a needle
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Open the tool →Questions about 杵
What does 杵 mean in Chinese?
杵 (chǔ) means “A wooden pestle for pounding rice or clothes” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 杵?
杵 is pronounced chǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 杵 have?
杵 has 8 strokes.
How do you write 杵?
杵 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 木. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 杵?
The radical of 杵 is 木, and 杵 is a phono-semantic compound.