起 钉 锤

qǐ dīng chuídictionary entry

claw hammer

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

起釘錘起钉锤 [qi3 ding1 chui2] /claw hammer/

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Other forms in these source records: 起釘錘

起
qǐ
to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group
钉
dīng
nail / to follow closely / to keep at sb (to do sth)
dìng
to join things together by fixing them in place at one or more points / to nail / to pin / to staple / to sew on
锤
chuí
hammer / to hammer into shape / weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance) / to strike with a hammer

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