Chui, Chuī, Chuí: 25 definitions

椎—【物名】又作槌。打物發聲之小木也。集韻曰：「椎，傳追切。音追。通作槌。俗作桘。」說文曰：「擊也，又銕椎也。」涅槃經十三曰：「如鳴椎集僧，嚴鼓戒兵，吠貝知時，是名法世。」勅修清規法器章曰：「椎，齋粥二時。僧堂內。開鉢念佛唱食徧食施財白眾皆鳴之，維那主之，下堂時聖僧侍者鳴之。」

[wù míng] yòu zuò chuí. dǎ wù fā shēng zhī xiǎo mù yě. jí yùn yuē: “chuí, chuán zhuī qiè. yīn zhuī. tōng zuò chuí. sú zuò zhuì.” shuō wén yuē: “jī yě, yòu tiě chuí yě.” niè pán jīng shí sān yuē: “rú míng chuí jí sēng, yán gǔ jiè bīng, fèi bèi zhī shí, shì míng fǎ shì.” chì xiū qīng guī fǎ qì zhāng yuē: “chuí, zhāi zhōu èr shí. sēng táng nèi. kāi bō niàn fú chàng shí biàn shí shī cái bái zhòng jiē míng zhī, wéi nà zhǔ zhī, xià táng shí shèng sēng shì zhě míng zhī.”

[wu ming] you zuo chui. da wu fa sheng zhi xiao mu ye. ji yun yue: "chui, chuan zhui qie. yin zhui. tong zuo chui. su zuo zhui." shuo wen yue: "ji ye, you tie chui ye." nie pan jing shi san yue: "ru ming chui ji seng, yan gu jie bing, fei bei zhi shi, shi ming fa shi." chi xiu qing gui fa qi zhang yue: "chui, zhai zhou er shi. seng tang nei. kai bo nian fu chang shi bian shi shi cai bai zhong jie ming zhi, wei na zhu zhi, xia tang shi sheng seng shi zhe ming zhi."

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椎 [chuí] [chui]—
[Noun]
1. An instrument for striking things. Such as: "iron mallet" (铁 [tie]). Huainanzi (淮南子 [huai nan zi]), "Shuolin" (说林 [shuo lin]) chapter: "A mallet certainly has a handle, but it cannot strike itself."
2. Vertebrae (脊骨 [ji gu]). See the entry for "vertebra" (骨 [gu]).
[Verb]
To strike, to beat, to hit. Records of the Grand Historian (史记 [shi ji]), Vol. 77, "Biography of Lord Xinling of Wei" (魏公子传 [wei gong zi chuan]): "Struck and killed Jin Bi" (晋鄙 [jin bi]). Tang Dynasty. Liu Zongyuan (柳宗元 [liu zong yuan]), "Account of the Deeds of Grand Commandant Duan" (段太尉逸事状 [duan tai wei yi shi zhuang]): "Often struck furiously, breaking people's hands and feet, and smashed pots (釜 [fu]), cauldrons (鬲 [ge]), jars (瓮 [weng]), and bowls (盎 [ang]) all over the road."
[Adjective]
Simple, unadorned, clumsy, dull-witted. Ming Dynasty. Fang Xiaoru (方孝孺 [fang xiao ru]), "Letter to Mr. Cailing" (采苓先生书 [cai ling xian sheng shu]): "My nature is dull (钝 [dun]) and slow-witted, my studies are not diligent or specialized, and there is nothing commendable in my conduct or abilities."

chuí:[míng]
1. qiāo dǎ dōng xī de qì jù. rú: “tiě chuí” . < huái nán zi． shuō lín>: “chuí gù yǒu bǐng, bù néng zì zhuó” .
2. jí chuí gǔ. cān jiàn “chuí gǔ” tiáo.
[dòng]
chuí dǎ,, qiāo jī. < shǐ jì． juǎn qī qī． wèi gōng zi chuán>: “chuí shā jìn bǐ.” táng． liǔ zōng yuán 〈duàn tài wèi yì shì zhuàng〉: “zhé fèn jī zhé rén shǒu zú, chuí fǔ gé wèng àng yíng dào shàng”
[xíng]
pǔ shí bèn zhuō. míng． fāng xiào rú 〈yǔ cǎi líng xiān shēng shū〉: “mǒu zhì xìng chuí dùn, xué bù dǔ zhuān, xíng néng wú suǒ kě qǔ.”

chui:[ming]
1. qiao da dong xi de qi ju. ru: "tie chui" . < huai nan zi. shuo lin>: "chui gu you bing, bu neng zi zhuo" .
2. ji chui gu. can jian "chui gu" tiao.
[dong]
chui da,, qiao ji. < shi ji. juan qi qi. wei gong zi chuan>: "chui sha jin bi." tang. liu zong yuan : "zhe fen ji zhe ren shou zu, chui fu ge weng ang ying dao shang"
[xing]
pu shi ben zhuo. ming. fang xiao ru : "mou zhi xing chui dun, xue bu du zhuan, xing neng wu suo ke qu."

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炊 [chuī] [chui]—
[Verb]
To cook food over fire. For example: "饭 [fan]" (to cook rice), "野 [ye]" (to cook outdoors). From Wang Chong's (王充 [wang chong]) Lunheng (《论衡 [lun heng]》), "Zhi Shi" (〈知实 [zhi shi]〉) (Han Dynasty, 漢朝 [han chao]): "Yan Yuan (颜渊 [yan yuan]) was cooking rice (饭 [fan]), and dust fell into the steamer (甑中 [zeng zhong])." From Su Shi's (苏轼 [su shi]) "Harmonizing Ziyou's Poem Bidding Farewell to General Liang Zuocang Zhongtong" (〈和子由送将官梁左藏仲通 [he zi you song jiang guan liang zuo cang zhong tong]〉) (Song Dynasty, 宋朝 [song chao]): "West of the city, a friend (故人 [gu ren]) was suddenly reported to have arrived; quickly swept the breezy porch (风轩 [feng xuan]) and cooked barley rice (麦饭 [mai fan])."
[Adjective]
Related to cooking food. For example: "具 [ju]" (cooking utensils), "烟袅袅 [yan niao niao]" (wisps of cooking smoke).

chuī:[dòng]
rán huǒ zhǔ shí wù. rú: “chuī fàn” ,, “yě chuī” . hàn． wáng chōng < lùn héng． zhī shí>: “yán yuān chuī fàn, chén luò zèng zhōng.” sòng． sū shì 〈hé zi yóu sòng jiāng guān liáng zuǒ cáng zhòng tōng〉 shī: “chéng xī hū bào gù rén lái, jí sǎo fēng xuān chuī mài fàn.”
[xíng]
pēng zhǔ shí wù de. rú: “chuī jù” ,, “chuī yān niǎo niǎo” .

chui:[dong]
ran huo zhu shi wu. ru: "chui fan" ,, "ye chui" . han. wang chong < lun heng. zhi shi>: "yan yuan chui fan, chen luo zeng zhong." song. su shi shi: "cheng xi hu bao gu ren lai, ji sao feng xuan chui mai fan."
[xing]
peng zhu shi wu de. ru: "chui ju" ,, "chui yan niao niao" .

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垂 [chuí] [chui]—
[動 [dong]] (Verb)
1. To fall from top to bottom; to hang down. E.g., "淚 [lei]" (to shed tears), "涎 [xian]" (to drool; to covet), "纓 [ying]" (to hang down tassels/streamers).
2. To be handed down to later generations; to be passed down through history. E.g., "名青史 [ming qing shi]" (to have one's name go down in history), "永不朽 [yong bu xiu]" (to be immortal; to live forever in memory).
[副 [fu]] (Adverb)
1. About to; on the verge of. E.g., "危 [wei]" (on the verge of death; critically ill), "功敗成 [gong bai cheng]" (to fail when success is within reach). Tang Dynasty (唐朝 [tang chao]). Yuan Zhen (元稹 [yuan zhen]). "Wen Letian Shou Jiangzhou Sima" (聞樂天授江州司馬 [wen le tian shou jiang zhou si ma]) poem: "死病中驚坐起 [si bing zhong jing zuo qi]" (Startled, I sat up from my deathbed illness).
2. An honorific used when a junior receives care/favor from a senior. E.g., "愛 [ai]" (to show favor/love), "詢 [xun]" (to condescend to inquire), "念 [nian]" (to think of someone, used by a senior to a junior).
[名 [ming]] (Noun)
1. Borderland; frontier. Also written as "陲 [chui]". Xunzi (荀子 [xun zi]). "Chendao" (臣道 [chen dao]) chapter: "邊境之臣處 [bian jing zhi chen chu]，則疆不喪 [ze jiang bu sang]" (If the officials at the border are in place, the frontier will not be lost). Shiji (史記 [shi ji]). Volume 5, "Qin Benji" (秦本紀 [qin ben ji]): "在西戎 [zai xi rong]，保西 [bao xi]" (Dwelling among the Western Rong, they protected the western frontier).
2. Side; beside. Wen Xuan (文選 [wen xuan]). Wang Can (王粲 [wang can]). "Yongshi Shi" (詠史詩 [yong shi shi]) poem: "妻子當門泣 [qi zi dang men qi]，兄弟哭路 [xiong di ku lu]" (Wife weeping at the door, brothers crying by the roadside).

chuí:[dòng]
1. yóu shàng wǎng xià diào luò. rú: “chuí lèi” ,, “chuí xián” ,, “chuí yīng” .
2. liú chuán hòu shì. rú: “míng chuí qīng shǐ” ,, “yǒng chuí bù xiǔ” .
[fù]
1. jí,, jiāng yào. rú: “chuí wēi” ,, “gōng bài chuí chéng” . táng． yuán zhěn 〈wén lè tiān shòu jiāng zhōu sī mǎ〉 shī: “chuí sǐ bìng zhōng jīng zuò qǐ.”
2. wǎn bèi shòu zhǎng bèi guān ài de jìng yǔ. rú: “chuí ài” ,, “chuí xún” ,, “chuí niàn” .
[míng]
1. biān jiāng. tōng “chuí” . < xún zi． chén dào>: “biān jìng zhī chén chù, zé jiāng chuí bù sàng.” < shǐ jì． juǎn wǔ． qín běn jì>: “zài xī róng, bǎo xī chuí.”
2. páng biān. < wén xuǎn． wáng càn． yǒng shǐ shī>: “qī zi dāng mén qì, xiōng dì kū lù chuí.”

chui:[dong]
1. you shang wang xia diao luo. ru: "chui lei" ,, "chui xian" ,, "chui ying" .
2. liu chuan hou shi. ru: "ming chui qing shi" ,, "yong chui bu xiu" .
[fu]
1. ji,, jiang yao. ru: "chui wei" ,, "gong bai chui cheng" . tang. yuan zhen shi: "chui si bing zhong jing zuo qi."
2. wan bei shou zhang bei guan ai de jing yu. ru: "chui ai" ,, "chui xun" ,, "chui nian" .
[ming]
1. bian jiang. tong "chui" . < xun zi. chen dao>: "bian jing zhi chen chu, ze jiang chui bu sang." < shi ji. juan wu. qin ben ji>: "zai xi rong, bao xi chui."
2. pang bian. < wen xuan. wang can. yong shi shi>: "qi zi dang men qi, xiong di ku lu chui."

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捶 [chuí] [chui]—
[動 [dong]] (Verb)
1. To hit or strike with a stick (杖 [zhang]). For example: "背 [bei]" (to massage the back by patting/beating), "胸頓足 [xiong dun zu]" (to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet in sorrow or anger). From Xunzi (荀子 [xun zi]), "Correcting Mistakes" (正論 [zheng lun]): "To flog (笞 [chi]) and cut off the kneecaps (臏腳 [bin jiao]), to chop off (斬斷 [zhan duan]) and mutilate (枯磔 [ku zhe])."
2. To pound (舂 [chong]), to ram (擣 [dao]). From Book of Rites (禮記 [li ji]), "Inner Regulations" (內則 [nei ze]): "If one desires dried meat (乾肉 [gan rou]), one should pound it and then eat it."
[名 [ming]] (Noun)
Whip (鞭 [bian]), stick (杖 [zhang]). From Zhuangzi (莊子 [zhuang zi]), "The World" (天下 [tian xia]): "A stick one foot long, if half of it is taken away each day, will never be exhausted (萬世不竭 [wan shi bu jie]) for ten thousand generations." From Han Feizi (韓非子 [han fei zi]), "Treachery, Usurpation, and Assassination of Ministers" (姦劫弒臣 [jian jie shi chen]): "Without the awe (威 [wei]) of whips (策 [ce]) and the readiness (備 [bei]) of bits (銜 [xian]) and reins (橛 [jue]), even Zaofu (造父 [zao fu]) cannot make horses (馬 [ma]) obey (服 [fu])."

chuí:[dòng]
1. yòng zhàng qiāo dǎ. rú: “chuí bèi” ,, “chuí xiōng dùn zú” . < xún zi． zhèng lùn>: “chuí chī bìn jiǎo, zhǎn duàn kū zhé.”
2. chōng,, dǎo. < lǐ jì． nèi zé>: “yù gān ròu, zé chuí ér shí zhī.”
[míng]
biān,, zhàng. < zhuāng zi． tiān xià>: “yī chǐ zhī chuí, rì qǔ qí bàn, wàn shì bù jié.” < hán fēi zi． jiān jié shì chén>: “wú chuí cè zhī wēi, xián jué zhī bèi, suī zào fù bù néng yǐ fú mǎ.”

chui:[dong]
1. yong zhang qiao da. ru: "chui bei" ,, "chui xiong dun zu" . < xun zi. zheng lun>: "chui chi bin jiao, zhan duan ku zhe."
2. chong,, dao. < li ji. nei ze>: "yu gan rou, ze chui er shi zhi."
[ming]
bian,, zhang. < zhuang zi. tian xia>: "yi chi zhi chui, ri qu qi ban, wan shi bu jie." < han fei zi. jian jie shi chen>: "wu chui ce zhi wei, xian jue zhi bei, sui zao fu bu neng yi fu ma."

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陲 [chuí] [chui]—
Noun
Border (邊界 [bian jie]), frontier (邊疆 [bian jiang]).
From "Zuo Zhuan, Duke Cheng, Year 13" (《左傳 [zuo chuan]．成公十三年 [cheng gong shi san nian]》): "They destroy (芟夷 [shan yi]) our agricultural work (農功 [nong gong]) and devastate (虔劉 [qian liu]) our borders (邊 [bian]). This is why we had the gathering at Fushi (輔氏 [fu shi])."
From Tang (唐 [tang]) Dynasty poet Wang Wei's (王維 [wang wei]) poem "Farewell" (〈送別 [song bie]〉): "You said you were discontented (不得意 [bu de yi]), and would return to live in seclusion at the foot of Southern Mountain (南山 [nan shan])."

chuí:[míng]
biān jiè,, biān jiāng. < zuǒ chuán． chéng gōng shí sān nián>: “shān yí wǒ nóng gōng, qián liú wǒ biān chuí, wǒ shì yǐ yǒu fǔ shì zhī jù.” táng． wáng wéi 〈sòng bié〉 shī: “jūn yán bù dé yì, guī wò nán shān chuí.”

chui:[ming]
bian jie,, bian jiang. < zuo chuan. cheng gong shi san nian>: "shan yi wo nong gong, qian liu wo bian chui, wo shi yi you fu shi zhi ju." tang. wang wei shi: "jun yan bu de yi, gui wo nan shan chui."

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棰 [chuí] [chui]—
[Noun]
A short wooden staff or stick.
From Zhuangzi: Tianxia (莊子 [zhuang zi]．天下 [tian xia]): "A one-foot chuí, if half is removed each day, will never be exhausted over ten thousand generations."
[Verb]
To beat with a wooden staff.
Below the sentence "The Xi Ren (腊人 [la ren]) is in charge of dried meat, and all matters concerning dried jerky, preserved meat, and fatty meat from hunted animals" in Rites of Zhou: Heavenly Officials: Xi Ren (周禮 [zhou li]．天官 [tian guan]．腊人 [la ren]), the Han Dynasty scholar Zheng Xuan's (鄭玄 [zheng xuan]) commentary states: "Beat it (之 [zhi]) and then apply ginger and cinnamon (薑桂 [jiang gui])."

chuí:[míng]
duǎn de mù zhàng,, gùn bàng. < zhuāng zi． tiān xià>: “yī chǐ zhī chuí, rì qǔ qí bàn, wàn shì bù jié.”
[dòng]
yòng mù zhàng chuí dǎ. < zhōu lǐ． tiān guān． là rén> “là rén, zhǎng gān ròu, fán tián shòu zhī pú là hū pàng zhī shì” jù xià hàn． zhèng xuán． zhù: “chuí zhī ér shī jiāng guì.”

chui:[ming]
duan de mu zhang,, gun bang. < zhuang zi. tian xia>: "yi chi zhi chui, ri qu qi ban, wan shi bu jie."
[dong]
yong mu zhang chui da. < zhou li. tian guan. la ren> "la ren, zhang gan rou, fan tian shou zhi pu la hu pang zhi shi" ju xia han. zheng xuan. zhu: "chui zhi er shi jiang gui."

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箠 [chuí] [chui]—
[名 [ming]]
Horsewhip (馬鞭 [ma bian]). 《玉篇 [yu pian]．竹部 [zhu bu]》 (Yùpiān, Bamboo Radical Section): "(chuí), a whip for striking horses." Han Dynasty (漢 [han]). Huan Kuan (桓寬 [huan kuan]), 《鹽鐵論 [yan tie lun]．詔聖 [zhao sheng]》 (Discourses on Salt and Iron, Edict on the Sage): "Those who govern the people today are like driving a clumsy horse: when it moves, they hit it; when it stops, they strike it. Their bodies are wounded by the whip (), and their mouths are injured by the bit (銜 [xian])." Tang Dynasty (唐 [tang]). Du Mu (杜牧 [du mu])〈西江懷古 [xi jiang huai gu]〉詩 [shi] (Recalling the Past at West River poem): "Emperor Wei's (魏帝 [wei di]) sewn-up sack was truly a drama; Fu Jian (苻堅 [fu jian]) throwing the whip () was even more absurd."
[動 [dong]]
To whip; to flog (鞭打 [bian da]). Song Dynasty (宋 [song]). Luo Dajing (羅大經 [luo da jing]), 《鶴林玉露 [he lin yu lu]．丙編 [bing bian]．卷三 [juan san]．靜坐 [jing zuo]》 (Jade Dew from Crane Forest, Part C, Volume 3, Sitting in Meditation): "Hundreds of sentient beings were sitting in meditation. Some were painfully whipped () with bamboo sticks, or cakes and fruits were taken from sleeves and placed before them."

chuí:[míng]
mǎ biān. < yù piān． zhú bù>: “chuí, jī mǎ chuí yě.” hàn． huán kuān < yán tiě lùn． zhào shèng>: “jīn zhī zhì mín zhě, ruò yù zhuō mǎ, xíng zé dùn zhī, zhǐ zé jī zhī, shēn chuàng yú chuí, wěn shāng yú xián.” táng． dù mù 〈xī jiāng huái gǔ〉 shī: “wèi dì fèng náng zhēn xì jù, fú jiān tóu chuí gèng huāng táng.”
[dòng]
biān dǎ. sòng． luó dà jīng < hè lín yù lù． bǐng biān． juǎn sān． jìng zuò>: “zhòng shēng dǎ zuò zhě shù bǎi rén, huò niān zhú bì tòng chuí zhī, huò xiù zhōng chū bǐng guǒ zhì qí qián.”

chui:[ming]
ma bian. < yu pian. zhu bu>: "chui, ji ma chui ye." han. huan kuan < yan tie lun. zhao sheng>: "jin zhi zhi min zhe, ruo yu zhuo ma, xing ze dun zhi, zhi ze ji zhi, shen chuang yu chui, wen shang yu xian." tang. du mu shi: "wei di feng nang zhen xi ju, fu jian tou chui geng huang tang."
[dong]
bian da. song. luo da jing < he lin yu lu. bing bian. juan san. jing zuo>: "zhong sheng da zuo zhe shu bai ren, huo nian zhu bi tong chui zhi, huo xiu zhong chu bing guo zhi qi qian."

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錘 [chuí] [chui]—
[名 [ming]] (Noun)
1. A metal block hung on a steelyard (秤 [cheng]), used to determine weight (重量 [zhong liang]). For example: 秤锤 [cheng chui] (chèngchuí, steelyard weight).
2. Name of a weapon (兵器 [bing qi]). The upper end of the handle (柄 [bing]) is a round metal ball (圆铁球 [yuan tie qiu]). From The Scholars (儒林外史 [ru lin wai shi]), Chapter 12: "Whips (鞭 [bian]), maces (鐧 [jian]), hammers (鐹锤 [guo chui]), sabers (刀 [dao]), spears (鎗 [qiang]), swords (剑 [jian]), and halberds (戟 [ji]) all had some particularities."
3. A tool (器具 [qi ju]) for pounding (捶打 [chui da]) or hammering things. For example: 铁锤 [tie chui] (tiěchuí, iron hammer), 钉锤 [ding chui] (dīngchuí, nail hammer).
[動 [dong]] (Verb)
To pound (擣击 [dao ji]), to strike (敲打 [qiao da]), to beat. Interchangeable with 鎚 [chui] (chuí). For example: 千锤百炼 [qian chui bai lian] (qiānchuíbǎiliàn, to be tempered by a thousand hammerings and a hundred refinements; to be thoroughly tested or refined).

chuí:[míng]
1. guà zài chèng shàng de jīn shǔ kuài, kě yòng lái dìng zhòng liàng. rú: “chèng chuí” .
2. bīng qì míng. bǐng de shàng duān shì yī gè jīn shǔ de yuán tiě qiú. < rú lín wài shǐ> dì yī èr huí: “biān jiān guǒ chuí, dāo qiāng jiàn jǐ, dōu hái lüè yǒu xiē jiǎng jiū.”
3. chuí dǎ dōng xī de qì jù. rú: “tiě chuí” ,, “dīng chuí” .
[dòng]
dǎo jī,, qiāo dǎ. tōng “chuí” . rú: “qiān chuí bǎi liàn” .

chui:[ming]
1. gua zai cheng shang de jin shu kuai, ke yong lai ding zhong liang. ru: "cheng chui" .
2. bing qi ming. bing de shang duan shi yi ge jin shu de yuan tie qiu. < ru lin wai shi> di yi er hui: "bian jian guo chui, dao qiang jian ji, dou hai lue you xie jiang jiu."
3. chui da dong xi de qi ju. ru: "tie chui" ,, "ding chui" .
[dong]
dao ji,, qiao da. tong "chui" . ru: "qian chui bai lian" .

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椎 [chuí] [chui]—
Another pronunciation for '一 [yi]'.

chuí:(yī) zhī yòu yīn.

chui:(yi) zhi you yin.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

吹 [chuī] [chui]—
See '鼓 [gu]' (1).

chuī: cān jiàn “gǔ chuī” (yī) tiáo.

chui: can jian "gu chui" (yi) tiao.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

炊 [chuī] [chui]—
See the entry for '累 [lei]'.

chuī: cān jiàn “chuī lèi” tiáo.

chui: can jian "chui lei" tiao.

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

龡 [chuī] [chui]—
Variant form of "吹 [chui]" (chuī).

chuī: “chuī” de yì tǐ zì.

chui: "chui" de yi ti zi.