捶

• 병음: chuí
• 한자 분석: 捶 = 扌(hand) + 垂 (to hang, phonetic)

뜻

두드리다; 주먹으로 쿵쿵 치다

Commonly used for therapeutic beating (like back massages) or emotional gestures (pounding one's chest in distress). Different from 打 which is more general hitting; 捶 implies rhythmic, repeated strikes.

예문

1. 爷爷让我帮他捶捶背，说坐久了腰酸背痛。
2. 她一边哭一边捶着桌子，对这个结果感到无比愤怒。
3. 小孩子生气的时候喜欢捶着小拳头表示抗议。

사용 가이드

맥락: everyday, physical action

어조: descriptive

올바른 표현

• 帮我捶捶肩膀吧，今天工作太累了。(Help me pound my shoulders a bit; I'm exhausted from work today.)
• 他气得直捶墙。(He was so angry he kept pounding the wall.)

피해야 할 표현

• 我捶了他一个耳光 (Use 打 or 扇 for slapping — 捶 implies pounding/thumping, not slapping)

기원과 역사

From 扌(hand radical) + 垂 (phonetic component meaning to hang/droop). The character depicts the downward striking motion of the hand.

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal