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捂

wǔ

to resist

💡 Ideographic: To resist 吾 by hand 扌; 吾 also provides the pronunciation

HSK 10 strokes Uncommon (31%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

I, my, our; to resist, to impede

⿰扌吾 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shǒu

扌

hand

📷 Pictographic: A hand with the fingers splayed; compare 手

3 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

jué

亅

hook

1 strokes

wú

吾

I, my, our; to resist, to impede

🔤 Pictophonetic: 口 (mouth) provides meaning, 五 provides pronunciation

7 strokes

wǔ

五

five; surname

💡 Ideographic: Five elements (the cross with the extra stroke) between heaven 一 and earth 一

4 strokes HSK 1

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

2 strokes

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 捂 (3)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

捂 ↗

wǔ

to enclose / to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears) / to cover up (an affair) / contrary / to contradict

wǔ

捂 ↗

to enclose / to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears) / to cover up (an affair) / contrary / to contradict

捂住 ↗

wǔzhù

to cover / to bury one's face

wǔzhù

捂住 ↗

to cover / to bury one's face

捂住脸 ↗

wǔzhùliǎn

to cover the face / to bury one's face in one's hands

wǔzhùliǎn

捂住脸 ↗

to cover the face / to bury one's face in one's hands