舂 (chōng) - To pound, to pestle — refers to the

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To pound, to pestle — refers to the action of using a pestle to pound or crush grains in a mortar.

To pound, to pestle — refers to the

Usage highlights

Pound ricePestle and mortarPounding soundGrain poundingMedicine poundingPounding tool

Synonyms

  • 捣— to pound, to smash
  • 杵— to pestle, to pound with a pestle

Antonyms

  • 扬— to winnow (opposite process in grain preparation)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Pounding rice in a mortar(舂米)
  • Using a pestle to pound medicine(用药杵舂药)
  • The sound of pestle pounding echoes(舂杵声声)
  • Ancient method of grain processing(舂谷去壳)

Collocations

  • Pound rice(舂米)
  • Pestle and mortar(舂臼)
  • Pounding sound(舂声)
  • Grain pounding(舂谷)
  • Medicine pounding(舂药)
  • Pounding tool(舂具)

Idioms

  • Toil day and night(夙夜在公，舂容大雅)
  • The sound of pestle under the moon(月下舂杵)
  • Pounding rice at dawn(晨舂)

Cultural background

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  • Represents one of the oldest food processing methods in Chinese agricultural society.
  • Associated with traditional rural life and women's domestic labor in ancient times.
  • The character depicts two hands holding a pestle over a mortar, showing its pictographic origins.

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