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掣
chè
1. to pull
2. to draw
3. to pull back
4. to withdraw
5. to flash past
Common • Top 11% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

掣
chè
to pull, to drag; to hinder, to pull back
12 丶

Compound Words (7)

掣电
chèdiàn
to flash
手掣
shǒuchè
handbrake
掣肘
chèzhǒu
(lit.) to hold sb by the elbow
牵掣
qiānchè
to impede
锁掣
suǒchè
catch (of a lock)
安全掣
ānquánchè
emergency stop
风驰电掣
fēngchídiànchè
fast as lightning

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,595
Word Frequency Rank
9,561 of 84,292