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椎

Mandarin · pinyin chuí#

hammer; mallet (variant of 槌 chuí)
variant of 捶 chuí

Mandarin · pinyin zhuī#

(bound form) vertebra

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椎: zhuī · hammer, mallet; vertebra

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2 · chui2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ceoi4 · zeoi1

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character · Etymology 1

vertebra

character · Etymology 2

chinquapin (Castanopsis)

character · Etymology 3

hammer; mallet
to pound; to beat
(archaic) simple-minded; slow-witted

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