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CHINESE CHARACTER

duó

夺

夺

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to seize

Numbered pinyin
duo2
English meanings
to seize, to take away forcibly, to wrest control of, to compete or strive for, to force one's way through, to leave out, to lose

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 大; bottom 寸.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱大寸

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    duóguàn夺冠。

    Win the title.

  2. 02

    duóqǔ夺取。

    Seize.

  3. 03

    duó夺de得。

    Won.

  4. 04

    zhēngduó争夺。

    Contend for.

  5. 05

    bié别duó夺。

    Don't snatch.

  6. 06

    duó夺huí回。

    Take back.

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