锥

zhuī

zh+uī·1st tone

cone · awl

Radical: 钅 Strokes: 13

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

铁钱银铜镜锦钟针销铺镇错

Same radical

铁钱银铜镜锦钟针销铺镇错锁锡钻

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Stroke Order · 13 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

锥=钅+隹

Etymology

metal

Meanings

cone

awl

to bore

zhuī

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Words with 锥 90 total

icicle冰锥bīng zhuī screwdriver · CL:把 bǎ改锥gǎi zhuī pyramid (geometry)棱锥léng zhuī writing brush (old) · Castanopsis fordii, a species of evergreen tree common in the south of China whose calybia (nuts) resemble the tip of a writing brush毛锥máo zhuī cone · conical · tapering圆锥yuán zhuī awl · CL:把 bǎ锥子zhuī zi

Idioms with 锥 21 total Chain

a tiny bit of land · "the place to stick an awl"立锥之地lì zhuī zhī dì not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute贫无立锥pín wú lì zhuī not even enough land to stand an awl (idiom); absolutely destitute贫无立锥之地pín wú lì zhuī zhī dì

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