垂 (chuí) is a Chinese character meaning “to hang down”. It is written from 𠂉 (top stroke form) and 艹 (grass / plant radical) and 二 (two) and ㇑ (vertical stroke), and takes 8 strokes.
Build the character for “to hang down; to droop”
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Structure
𠂉 + 艹 + 二 + ㇑
Overlapping structure
- 𠂉 top stroke form unknown
- 艹 grass / plant radical · cǎo unknown
- 二 two · èr unknown
- ㇑ vertical stroke unknown
Structure from: modern-shape stroke grouping verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 medians (8 strokes: 0-1 / 3-5 / 6-7 / 2); no reliable component IDS available
Memory aid
A short slanted top (𠂉) sits above a wide crossed bar (艹) and two flat bars (二) stacked at the foot — and one long vertical stroke (㇑) drops straight down through all of them, hanging from top to bottom.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 下垂xià chuíto hang down; to droop垂 = chuí
- 垂直chuí zhívertical; perpendicular垂 = chuí
Go deeper
All readings
to hang down
to hang down; to droop; to let fall; to bow (one's head)
东西的一端向下挂着；低下。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 下垂xià chuíto hang down; to droop垂 = chuí
- 垂直chuí zhívertical; perpendicular垂 = chuí
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 垂 mean?
垂 (chuí) means to hang down; to droop; to let fall; to bow (one's head).
How do you pronounce 垂?
It is pronounced chuí.
What parts is 垂 made of?
𠂉 (top stroke form) and 艹 (grass / plant radical) and 二 (two) and ㇑ (vertical stroke). The recorded source is: modern-shape stroke grouping verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 medians (8 strokes: 0-1 / 3-5 / 6-7 / 2); no reliable component IDS available. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 垂 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 垂?
土. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 垂?
Common ones are 下垂 and 垂直. The reading of 垂 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.