垂

chuí

let down; suspend, hand; down

How to write 垂, stroke by stroke

to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach

Pictographic: A tree with drooping branches

Made of 士 + 卄

垂死chuí sǐdying
垂直chuí zhíperpendicular; vertical
下垂xià chuíto droop; to sag; to hang down; sagging; drooping; prolapse (medicine)
垂涎chuí xiánto drool; to salivate; (fig.) to covet; to desire greedily
永垂不朽yǒng chuí bù xiǔeternal glory; will never be forgotten
垂头丧气chuí tóu sàng qìhanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen
垂死挣扎chuí sǐ zhēng zhádeathbed struggle; final struggle (idiom)
低垂dī chuíto droop; to hang low
垂下chuí xiàto hang down
垂危chuí wēiclose to death; life-threatening (illness)
垂垂chuí chuígradually; to drop
垂幕chuí mùcanopy

垂直的金发滑过她的肩膀。
chuí zhí de jīn fā huá guò tā de jiān bǎng 。
Straight golden hair slides over her shoulder.
我好奇耳垂有什么作用。
wǒ hào qí ěr chuí yǒu shén me zuò yòng 。
I wonder what ear lobes are for.
她把头垂在她母亲的肩上。
tā bǎ tóu chuí zài tā mǔ qīn de jiān shàng 。
She rested her head on her mother's shoulder.
花园中一片花枝累垂的样子。
huā yuán zhōng yí piàn huā zhī lèi chuí de yàng zi 。
The flowers in the garden hung their heads.
他垂下手臂环绕住她然后亲吻。
tā chuí xià shǒu bì huán rào zhù tā rán hòu qīn wěn 。
He slid his arms around her and kissed her.