Word information
Simplified铜锤
Traditional銅錘
Pinyintóng chuí
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Chinese word dictionary
铜锤
tóng chuí · mace (weapon); (Chinese opera) "tongchui" (painted face role) (abbr. for 銅錘花臉|铜锤花脸[tong2 chui2 hua1 lian3])
Character breakdown
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How to learn 铜锤
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铜tóng
copper (chemistry); see also 紅銅|红铜[hong2 tong2]; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
铜牌tóngpáibronze medal; bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc; CL:枚[mei2]
锤chuíhammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance); to strike with a hammer; variant of 錘|锤[chui2]
青铜器qīngtóngqìbronze implement; refers to ancient bronze artifacts, from c. 2,000 BC
铜矿tóng kuàngcopper mine; copper ore