垂

• 拼音: chuí
• 汉字拆解: 垂 = pictograph of hanging vegetation, originally depicting plants hanging down

含义

To hang down; to droop; to dangle. Something suspended and pointing downward.

Used for things that hang naturally by gravity — branches, curtains, hair, etc. Also used in compounds like 垂直 (vertical/perpendicular), 垂柳 (weeping willow). Can describe someone's posture when dejected.

例句

1. 柳树的枝条垂到了水面上。
2. 她垂着头，一言不发。
3. 窗帘从天花板垂到地板。

用法指南

语境: descriptive, literary, technical

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 她的长发垂在肩上。(Her long hair hangs over her shoulders.)
• 这两条线互相垂直。(These two lines are perpendicular to each other.)

错误说法

• 垂一下手 (For lowering your hand intentionally, use 放下 — 垂 implies natural hanging by gravity)

起源与历史

Pictograph showing something hanging down. The character depicts vegetation or objects drooping from a height.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal