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CHINESE CHARACTER

chuō

戳

戳

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to jab

Numbered pinyin
chuo1
English meanings
to jab, to poke, to stab, to sprain, to blunt, to fuck (vulgar), to stand sth upright

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 翟; right 戈.

  • Left

    翟
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  • Right

    戈

Meaning & sound clues

戈 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “spear”.

翟 is identified as the sound component (dí). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 戳.

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

Decomposition reference

⿰翟戈

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

    chuō戳pò破。

    Poke through.

  2. 02

    chuō戳yī一xià下。

    Give a poke.

  3. 03

    chuō戳chuān穿。

    Poke through.

  4. 04

    yòng用zhēn针chuō戳。

    Poke with a needle.

  5. 05

    chuō戳dào到。

    Poked.

  6. 06

    bié别chuō戳。

    Don't poke.

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