垂

音読おんよみ: スイ

訓読くんよみ:れる・たらす

画数かくすう: 8

部首ぶしゅ: つち(土)

Meaning

Hang / Droop / Suspend / Drip

Conjugation
Tap for 垂れる (hang down) Tap for 垂らす (let hang; drip)
  • 垂直すいちょく — vertical; perpendicular
  • 懸垂けんすい — pull-up (exercise)
  • まく — hanging banner
  • れる — to hang; to droop
  • らす — to let drip; to suspend

This character evokes something gently hanging downward—threads, vines, or droplets. The graph is also a core component in words and characters tied to “hanging” or “descending,” and appears in common compounds like 垂直 and 懸垂.

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