• 垂直すいちょく — vertical; perpendicular
• 懸垂けんすい — pull-up (exercise)
• 垂たれ幕まく — hanging banner
• 垂たれる — to hang; to droop
• 垂たらす — to let drip; to suspend
• 垂線すいせん — perpendicular line
• 垂涎すいぜん — drooling; strong desire
• 垂下すいか — hanging down; suspension

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.

雨あめが 屋根やねから 垂たれてきた。
Rain was dripping from the roof.

垂直すいちょくに 壁かべに 線せんを 引ひいてください。
Please draw a vertical line on the wall.