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chuō

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chuō Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chuō | chuo1
English translation
to pierce, to prick, to stab; stamp, seal

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About chuō

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Number of strokes

18

Traditional form

chuō

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

spear

Etymology of chuō

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

翟戈

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

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Example sentences using chuō

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zhè 星期 xīngqī de 汽车 qì chē 轮胎 lúntāi bèi chuō liǎng .

My car has had two punctures this week.

yòng zhēn chuō le 气球 qì qiú .

He popped the balloon with a pin.

厨师 chú shī zài 馅饼 xiàn bǐng shǎng chuō le dòng .

The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry.

小心 xiǎoxīn sǎn -- chā 一点把 de 眼睛 yǎnjing chuō 出来 chū lái !

Be careful with that umbrella you nearly jabbed my eye out!

de sǎn chuō zhāo de bēi le .

Your umbrella is sticking into my back.

Words with chuō

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
chuō to jab chuō
邮戳 yóu chuō postmark郵戳
戳穿 chuō chuān to puncture戳穿 chuō chuān
戳破 chuō pò puncture戳破 chuō pò
日戳 rì chuō date stamp日戳 rì chuō
戳记 chuō jì stamp戳記
戳脊梁骨 chuō jǐ liang gǔ back-biting戳脊梁骨 chuō jǐ liang gǔ
戳子 chuō zi stamp戳子 chuō zi

chuō Decomposition & Compounds

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