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CHINESE CHARACTER

chuāi

揣

揣

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to put into (one's pockets

Numbered pinyin
chuai1
English meanings
to put into (one's pockets, clothes), Taiwan pr. [chuai3], to estimate, to guess, to figure, to surmise

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 耑.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    耑
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Meaning & sound clues

扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.

耑 is identified as the sound component (duān). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 揣.

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

Decomposition reference

⿰扌耑

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

    chuāi揣zài在huáilǐ怀里。

    Tuck in the arms.

  2. 02

    chuāi揣qǐlai起来。

    Stow away.

  3. 03

    chuāi揣zhe着。

    Carrying.

  4. 04

    chuāi揣jìnkǒu进口dài袋。

    Pocket it.

  5. 05

    chuǎicè揣测。

    Guess.

  6. 06

    chuāi揣zhe着xīwàng希望。

    Carry hope.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 揣摩
  • 揣测