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錘 = 垂 + 金
錘 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “spindle”. It is built from 垂 (droop) and 金 (gold). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1708.
- Keyword
- spindle
- RTK frame
- 1708
- Strokes
- 16
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- スイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- つむ, おもり
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- weight, веретено
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 錘 balance weight on scale
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 錘 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “droop” + “gold”. 錘 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 錘 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.