Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) 椎 Kangxi Strokes: 12 Page 536, Entry 11 Pronounced zhui. Commonly written as chui. Vulgar form written as chui. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means to strike. It also refers to an iron hammer. As in the Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguo Ce): Qin sent a ring; the Queen Mother took a hammer and smashed it to break it. She thanked the Qin envoy, saying: It is now resolved. As in the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Lord Xinling: Zhu Hai carried a forty-jin iron hammer in his sleeve and struck Jin Bi to death with it. Also, according to the Regional Speech (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong: It is called zhongkui in the Qi region. Also means blunt or thick-headed, not bending or yielding. As in the History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Biography of Zhou Bo: Simple, blunt, and lacking in literary refinement. Also, according to the Explanations of Names (Shiming): It is called a hammer because it pushes. A plow handle is also a type of hammer. Also pronounced zhui. A type of tree, similar to a chestnut tree but smaller.