戳 chuō
- Strokes
- 18
- Radical
- 戈 — spear, lance, halberd
- Made of
- 翟 long-tailed pheasant 戈 spear, lance, halberd
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
戳
chuō
to poke; to jab; stamp or seal
Character
Example phrases
- 他用手指戳了一下屏幕上的红点，确认警报是否仍在闪烁。 Tā yòng shǒuzhǐ chuō le yí xià píngmù shang de hóngdiǎn, quèrèn jǐngbào shìfǒu réng zài shǎnshuò. He poked the red dot on the screen with his finger to confirm whether the alarm was still flashing.
- 别用手指戳我，很痛的。 Bié yòng shǒuzhǐ chuō wǒ, hěn tòng de. Don't poke me with your finger; it hurts.
- 小孩用树枝戳了戳水里的小鱼。 Xiǎohái yòng shùzhī chuō le chuō shuǐ lǐ de xiǎo yú. The child poked the little fish in the water with a twig.
Related words
- 捶 chuí to beat; to pound with the fist
- 搓 cuō to rub; to twist with the hands
- 逮 dǎi to catch; to seize
- 揣 chuāi to tuck; to carry in one’s clothes
- 捕捉 bǔzhuō to catch; to capture; to grasp
- 搀 chān to support someone by the arm
- 勾 gōu to hook; to tick; to evoke
- 绷 bēng to stretch tight; to pull taut
- 蹭 cèng to rub against; to scrape; to cadge
- 绑 bǎng to tie; to bind
- 缠 chán to entangle; to pester
- 拨 bō to push aside; to dial; to allocate