捅 tǒng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 甬 path
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
捅
tǒng
to poke; to stab; to expose
Character
Example phrases
- 他不小心把包装纸捅破，里面的样品差点掉出来。 Tā bù xiǎoxīn bǎ bāozhuāngzhǐ tǒng pò, lǐmiàn de yàngpǐn chàdiǎn diào chūlái. He accidentally poked through the wrapping paper, and the sample inside almost fell out.
- 他用手指捅了捅我的胳膊，小声提醒我。 Tā yòng shǒuzhǐ tǒng le tǒng wǒ de gēbo, xiǎoshēng tíxǐng wǒ. He poked my arm with his finger and quietly reminded me.
- 小猫被棍子捅了一下，吓得跑开了。 Xiǎo māo bèi gùnzi tǒng le yíxià, xià de pǎo kāi le. The kitten was poked with a stick and ran away in fright.
Related words
- 泄 xiè to discharge; to leak; to vent
- 斩 zhǎn to cut; to behead; to sever decisively
- 绣 xiù to embroider
- 凿 záo to chisel; to bore; to dig
- 舒展 shūzhǎn to stretch; to unfold; relaxed and spacious
- 压榨 yāzhà to squeeze; to exploit
- 滋润 zīrùn moist; to nourish; to moisten
- 疏通 shūtōng to dredge; to clear; to smooth out
- 置 zhì to place; to put; to set aside
- 投掷 tóuzhì throw; hurl
- 挽 wǎn to roll up; to hold by the arm; to pull back
- 摊 tān to spread out; stall; to share out