杵 chǔ
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chǔ
noun
a pestle
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Used for hulling rice or grinding medicine (Guoyu '杵' n 1; Kroll 2015 '杵' 1, p. 58; Unihan '杵') -
chǔ
noun
a baton
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Used to beat clothes or as a weapon (Guoyu '杵' n 2; Kroll 2015 '杵' 2, p. 58; Unihan '杵') -
chǔ
verb
to pound; to beat
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '杵' v 1; Kroll 2015 '杵' 3, p. 58) -
chǔ
verb
to be unresponsive
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '杵' v 2) -
chǔ
noun
sceptre; vajra
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: vajra, Japanese: sho; see 金剛 (BCSD '杵', p. 646; Davidson 2004, p. 117; MW 'vajra'; Unihan '杵') -
chǔ
noun
a wooden stake; kila
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: kīla, Tibetan: phur pa'am phur bu (BCSD '杵', p. 646; Mahāvyutpatti 'kīlaḥ'; MW 'kīla') -
chǔ
noun
a pestle; musala
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: musala; for hulling rice (BCSD '杵', p. 646; MW 'musala')
Contained in
- 五股杵 five pronged vajra
- 铁杵成针(鐵杵成針) An Iron Pestle Can Be Ground Down to a Needle
- 金刚杵(金剛杵) vajra; thunderbolt
- 金刚宝杵(金剛寶杵) a vajra
Also contained in
杵臼 、 砧杵 、 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 、 磨杵成针 、 血流漂杵
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 2 Māyājālamahātantra (Fo Shuo Yujia Da Jiao Wang Jing) 佛說瑜伽大教王經 — count: 22 , has English translation
- Scroll 3 Mahābalavajrakrodhasūtra (Da Weili Wu Shu Se Mo Ming Wang Jing) 大威力烏樞瑟摩明王經 — count: 16
- Scroll 1 White Canopy Buddha Crown Summary Dharani Sutra (Fo Shuo Dabai Sangai Zong Chi Tuoluoni Jing) 佛說大白傘蓋總持陀羅尼經 — count: 15
- Scroll 2 Wonderful, Universal, Secret and Highest Method for Meditation, Great Teaching King of Sūtras (Miao Jixiang Pingdeng Mimi Zuishang Guan Men Da Jiao Wang Jing) 妙吉祥平等祕密最上觀門大教王經 — count: 15
- Scroll 5 Amoghapāśakalparājasūtra (Bu Kong Juan Suo Shenbian Zhenyan Jing) 不空羂索神變真言經 — count: 14
- Scroll 1 Wrathful Vajrakumara bodhisattva Attainment Ritual (Sheng Jia Ni Fennu Jingang Tongzi Pusa Chengjiu Yi Gui Jing) 聖迦柅忿怒金剛童子菩薩成就儀軌經 — count: 13
- Scroll 1 One Syllable Buddhosnisa Wheel Turning Ruler Sutra (Yizi Fo Ding Lunwang Jing) 一字佛頂輪王經 — count: 13
- Scroll 1 Homa Ritual Procedures of the Vajra Pinnacle Yoga 金剛頂瑜伽護摩儀軌 — count: 13 , has English translation
- Scroll 1 Wrathful Vajrakumara bodhisattva Attainment Ritual (Sheng Jia Ni Fennu Jingang Tongzi Pusa Chengjiu Yi Gui Jing) 聖迦抳忿怒金剛童子菩薩成就儀軌經 — count: 13
- Scroll 1 Mahābalavajrakrodhasūtra (Da Weili Wu Shu Se Mo Ming Wang Jing) 大威力烏樞瑟摩明王經 — count: 13
Collocations
- 铁杵 (鐵杵) 以鐵杵擣從足至頭 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 23
- 執金刚杵 (執金剛杵) 手執金剛杵 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 22 — count: 20
- 持金刚杵 (持金剛杵) 有金剛力鬼神持金剛杵 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 19
- 杵擣 (杵擣) 以鐵杵擣從足至頭 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 12
- 金杵 (金杵) 密迹力士手執金杵在吾左右 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 11
- 杵藏 (杵藏) 杵藏 — The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經, Scroll 398 — count: 9
- 铃杵 (鈴杵) 持金剛鈴杵 — Śriparamādhyamantrākalpakhaṇḍa 佛說最上根本大樂金剛不空三昧大教王經, Scroll 3 — count: 8
- 杵杵 (杵杵) 杵杵相拍 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 21 — count: 6
- 卧杵 (臥杵) 或臥杵上 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 35 — count: 6
- 杵碎 (杵碎) 不應破析杵碎而求 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 5