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搓

cuō

to rub or roll between the hands

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

HSK 6 12 strokes Uncommon (31%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer

⿰扌差 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

chà

差

difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer

💡 Ideographic: Work 工 done by a sheep 羊; incompetence

9 strokes HSK 3

yáng

羊

sheep, goat

📷 Pictographic: A sheep's head with horns

6 strokes HSK 2

丷

kwukyel

2 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

4 strokes

gōng

工

labor, work; laborer, worker

📷 Pictographic: A spade or other workman's tool

3 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

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

1 strokes HSK 1

shàng

丄

above

💡 Ideographic: One stroke on top of another; variant of 上

2 strokes

Words Using 搓 (6)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

搓 ↗

cuō

to rub or roll between the hands or fingers / to twist

cuō

搓 ↗

HSK 6

to rub or roll between the hands or fingers / to twist

揉搓 ↗

róucuo

to rub / to torment / to torture

róucuo

揉搓 ↗

to rub / to torment / to torture

washboard / (slang) flat-chested (woman)

cuōbǎn

搓板 ↗

washboard / (slang) flat-chested (woman)

搓洗 ↗

cuōxǐ

to rub clean (garments) / to scrub

cuōxǐ

搓洗 ↗

to rub clean (garments) / to scrub