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掴

guāi

to slap, to box one's ears

🔤 Pictophonetic: 扌 (hand) provides meaning, 国 provides pronunciation

HSK 11 strokes Uncommon (55%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

country, nation, state; national

⿰扌国 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

guó

国

country, nation, state; national

💡 Ideographic: Treasure 玉 within a country's borders 囗

8 strokes HSK 1

wéi

囗

enclosure; border

3 strokes

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

yù

玉

jade, gem, precious stone

💡 Ideographic: A necklace 丨 adorned with three pieces of jade

5 strokes HSK 5

wáng

王

king, ruler; royal; surname

💡 Ideographic: A man 十 bridging heaven and earth (both 一)

4 strokes HSK 5

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

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

1 strokes HSK 1

tǔ

土

soil, earth; items made of earth

📷 Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel

3 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

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

1 strokes HSK 1

diǎn

丶

dot

1 strokes

Words Using 掴 (2)

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