搓 cuō
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 差 difference, gap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
搓
cuō
to rub; to twist with the hands
Character
Example phrases
- 他一边搓着冻僵的双手，一边回忆事故发生前的细节。 Tā yìbiān cuō zhe dòngjiāng de shuāngshǒu, yìbiān huíyì shìgù fāshēng qián de xìjié. He rubbed his frozen hands while recalling the details before the accident.
- 妈妈把面团搓成了细长的条。 Māma bǎ miàntuán cuō chéng le xìcháng de tiáo. Mom rolled the dough into long thin strips.
- 洗衣服的时候，要用力搓领子。 Xǐ yīfu de shíhou, yào yònglì cuō lǐngzi. When washing clothes, you need to rub the collar hard.
Related words
- 戳 chuō to poke; to jab; stamp or seal
- 揣 chuāi to tuck; to carry in one’s clothes
- 捶 chuí to beat; to pound with the fist
- 搀 chān to support someone by the arm
- 逮 dǎi to catch; to seize
- 绷 bēng to stretch tight; to pull taut
- 捕捉 bǔzhuō to catch; to capture; to grasp
- 绑 bǎng to tie; to bind
- 勾 gōu to hook; to tick; to evoke
- 拨 bō to push aside; to dial; to allocate
- 蹭 cèng to rub against; to scrape; to cadge
- 扳 bān to pull; to turn; to wrench