垂 (chuí): To hang down — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 6

1.

Animated Stroke Order 垂

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 垂

3.

Character Breakdown

Single Body

垂

千qiān · thousand

艹cǎo · grass

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 垂

垂 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 垂

Downward or Drooping

Words where 垂 conveys the idea of hanging down or lowering.

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

liǔ柳

shù树

de的

zhī枝

tiáo条

zài在

fēng

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土tǔ · earth

垂=千qiān · thousand+艹cǎo · grass+土tǔ · earth

chuí垂

zhí直

perpendicular; vertical

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chuí垂

tóu头

sàng丧

qì气

crestfallen / dispirited

风

zhōng中

qīng轻

chuí垂

zhe着

。

The willow tree's branches are gently drooping in the wind.

yé爷

ye爷

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

hú湖

biān边

chuí垂

diào钓

。

Grandpa likes fishing by the lake

Zhè这

kē棵

shù树

de的

zhī枝

tiáo条

xià下

chuí垂

dào到

dì地

miàn面

。

The branches of this tree droop down to the ground.

zhè这

miàn面

qiáng墙

xū需

yào要

bǎo保

chí持

chuí垂

zhí直

。

This wall needs to remain vertical

Nà那

wèi位

bìng病

rén人

shēng生

mìng命

chuí垂

wēi危

。

That patient is critically ill.

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