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杵

chǔ

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Definitions

  1. 1. pestle
  2. 2. to poke

Words Containing 杵

金刚杵
jīn gāng chǔ

vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)

只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn

If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.

血流漂杵
xuè liú piāo chǔ

enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood

磨杵成针
mó chǔ chéng zhēn

to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task

铁杵成针
tiě chǔ chéng zhēn

see 磨杵成針|磨杵成针[mó chǔ chéng zhēn]