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CHINESE CHARACTER

guǎi

拐

拐

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crutch

Numbered pinyin
guai3
English meanings
to turn (a corner etc), to kidnap, to swindle, to misappropriate, walking stick, crutch, seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1])

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 另.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

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

Decomposition reference

⿰扌另

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

    guǎiwān拐弯。

    Turn.

  2. 02

    guǎizhàng拐杖。

    A cane.

  3. 03

    guǎi拐jiǎo角。

    A corner.

  4. 04

    xiàng向zuǒ左guǎi拐。

    Turn left.

  5. 05

    bié别guǎi拐cuò错。

    Don't turn wrong.

  6. 06

    guǎi拐piàn骗。

    Kidnap and deceive.

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  • 拐弯
  • 拐杖