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cuō

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cuō Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cuō | cuo1
English translation
to rub or roll between the hands or fingers
to twist
to rub or roll between the hands

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About cuō

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

cuō

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of cuō

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌差

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

chā

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and chā represents the sound.

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Example sentences using cuō

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yòng cuō Chéng le Duàn 绳子 shéngzi .

Twist a length of rope from strands of hemp.

zhè wèi lǎo 农民 nóngmín zhēng 稻草 dào cǎo cuō Chéng 绳子 shéngzi .

The old peasant is twisting pieces of straw into a rope.

3 gēn 绳子 shéngzi cuō Chéng gēn 非常 fēicháng 结实 jiēshí de 绳子 shéngzi .

He twisted the three ropes to make one very strong rope.

窗外 de Xuě 不住 bù zhù de zài xià , chě mián cuō 一般 yībān , 绿 shǎng 匀整 yún zhěng de 堆砌 duī qì 上几 dào 雪沟.

Outside the windows snow fell like balls of cotton wool, piling over the green - glazed roof - files.

xiǎng dào 自己 zìjǐ jiāng zhuàn dào 那么 nà me 多钱 jiù 高兴 gāoxìng 得直搓手

He rubbed his hands in glee as he thought of all the money he would make.

Words with cuō

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
cuō to twist cuō
揉搓 róu cuo to rub揉搓 róu cuo
搓洗 cuō xǐ to scrub搓洗 cuō xǐ
搓揉 cuō róu to knead搓揉 cuō róu
搓麻将 cuō má jiàng to play mahjong搓麻將
搓板 cuō bǎn washboard搓板 cuō bǎn

cuō Decomposition & Compounds

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cuō Decomposition

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