搓
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to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,469 U+6413
How 搓 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 差 (phonetic, chà)
How to remember it
massage · Heisig RSH #1861
fingers + 差 fall short of
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 差
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 差 (chà) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 差 sound component | chà | difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer |
| 磋 | cuō | to polish, to buff; to examine, to deliberate |
| 嗟 | jiē | sigh, alas |
| 瘥 | chài | to recover from disease; an epidemic |
| 嵯 | cuó | high, towering; rugged, irregular |
| 槎 | chá | raft; time, occasion; to hew |
| 鹾 | cuó | salty; salt |
Words containing 搓
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 搓衣板 | cuō yī bǎn | washboard |
| 搓麻将 | cuō má jiàng | to play mahjong |
| 手搓 | shǒu cuō | to make by hand; to hand-craft |
| 搓板 | cuō bǎn | washboard; (slang) flat-chested (woman) |
| 搓洗 | cuō xǐ | to rub clean (garments); to scrub |
| 暗搓搓 | àn cuō cuō | see 暗戳戳[an4 chuo1 chuo1] |
| 揉搓 | róu cuo | to rub; to torment; to torture |
| 搓揉 | cuō róu | to knead; to rub |