垂

The character "垂" has 8 strokes. "垂" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "垂" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "垂" are "chuí" . View the stroke order of "垂">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "垂"

v.: hang down; droop; fall; (of tears, etc) flow downward; drip; drop; shed; (of saliva) drool; go/hang down; leave a name in history; bequeath to posterity; (to one's elders or superiors) condescend

adv.: near; on the verge of

• hang down : 下垂；挂下来；垂下
• droop : v.松垂；垂下；下垂；下陷；使弯下；使垂下
• fall : v.落下；掉落；跌落；跌倒；摔倒；减少；下降；减弱；沦陷；被攻陷；进入 某种状态；变成；成为；被归类；被排列
• drip : v.滴下液体；滴水；湿淋淋；充满；滴下；使滴下；充溢
• drop : v.使落下；使掉下；投下；落下；掉下；降低；变弱；减少；放弃；中断；停止；卸；输掉；被硬打吊出
• shed : n.棚式建筑；货棚；牲口棚；工作棚；车棚；棚；剪羊棚；挤奶棚
• near : adv.近；在附近；不久；很快；近乎；差不多；几乎
• on the verge of : 接近某种程度

Form words with "垂"

幽门垂 pyloric caecum

Example phrases using "垂"

• 她的头发很松散地垂在肩上。

  Her hair hung loose about her shoulders.

• 旗子松松垮垮、一动不动地垂着。

  The flags hung limp and still.

• 她把垂在脸上的一绺头发拂开。

  She brushed a wisp of hair away from her face.

• 任其垂在肩上的头发。

  Hair that was allowed to fall to the shoulders.

• 他摇摇晃晃地站着，胳膊无力地垂在身体两侧。

  [no obj.]he stood swaying, his arms hanging limply by his sides.

• 在撞车后人们发现他的身子垂在被告的车子外面。

  He was found after the collision hanging out of the defendant's car.

• 他重重地靠在一棵树上，头无力地向后垂着

  He slumped against a tree trunk, his head lolling back

• 他有一把很棒的垂着流苏的小伞。

  He had that great little umbrella with the tassels that are dangling down.

• 女裁缝师剪断垂摆下来的一条线.

  The seamstress cut off the dangling strands of thread.

• 他的左臂松驰地垂着，手抖得厉害。

  His left arm hung slackly and his hand trembled a good deal .