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挲
sā
to feel or fondle with the fingers
🔤 Pictophonetic:
手 (hand) provides meaning, 沙 provides pronunciation
Words Using 挲 (4)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
挲
suō
feel / to fondle
挲
suō
feel / to fondle
摩挲
māsa
to gently stroke / to rub / to massage / to do sth in a slipshod manner (colloquial)
摩挲
māsa
to gently stroke / to rub / to massage / to do sth in a slipshod manner (colloquial)
摩挲
mósā
to smooth out (with one's hand)
摩挲
mósā
to smooth out (with one's hand)
摩挲
mósuō
to stroke / to caress
摩挲
mósuō
to stroke / to caress
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿱沙手
i
Component Tree i
shā
沙
sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
🔤 Pictophonetic:
氵 (water) provides meaning, 少 provides pronunciation
7 strokes
HSK 4
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
3 strokes
unknown
?
Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
shǎo
少
few, little; less; inadequate
📷 Pictographic:
Grains of sand; 小 provides the pronunciation and meaning
4 strokes
HSK 1