垂 — Chinese character
垂
chuí
to hang, to dangle; to hand down, to bequeath; almost, near
- Pinyin
- chuí
- Radical
- 32 ⼟ (Earth)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 士 卄
- Formation
- pictographic — A tree with drooping branches
- Japanese
- 垂 as a kanji
Common words with 垂
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 垂直 | chuí zhí | perpendicular; vertical |
| 下垂 | xià chuí | to droop; to sag |
| 垂死 | chuí sǐ | dying |
| 垂青 | chuí qīng | to show appreciation for sb; to look upon sb with favor |
| 垂钓 (垂釣) | chuí diào | angling |
| 垂涎 | chuí xián | to drool; to salivate; (fig.) to covet; to desire greedily |
| 耳垂 | ěr chuí | earlobe |
| 垂头丧气 (垂頭喪氣) | chuí tóu sàng qì | hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen |
| 垂死挣扎 (垂死掙扎) | chuí sǐ zhēng zhá | deathbed struggle; final struggle (idiom) |
| 垂危 | chuí wēi | close to death; life-threatening (illness) |
| 垂体 (垂體) | chuí tǐ | pituitary gland |
| 脱垂 (脫垂) | tuō chuí | prolapse |
English words written with 垂
垂 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: I Ching 1 · Mencius 3 · Zhuangzi 7
- Hexagram 36
- Mencius 1B.14
- Mencius 5A.9
- Mencius 6B.3
- Zhuangzi Transcendental Bliss
- Zhuangzi The Universe
- Zhuangzi Tien Tzŭ Fang
- Zhuangzi On Swords
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