杵臼 chǔjiù mortar and pestle Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents chǔjiù mortar and pestle 杵 chǔ pestle a wooden stick used to pound rice, medicine, or laundry臼 jiù mortar a round bowl made of stone or wood used for pounding things like grain or garlicchǔjiù Gongsun Chujiu 杵 chǔ phonetic 臼 jiù phonetic