捅 Stroke Order — How to Write 捅

Stroke Order

捅 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 扌, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

捅 Radical and Character Components

Components:扌甬

捅 is a phono-semantic compound: 扌 (hand) carries the meaning, while 甬 indicates the sound.

Radical: 扌 + 7 more strokes

捅 Pronunciation and Pinyin

tǒng

Meanings of 捅 in Chinese

tǒng捅

To cause trouble or stir up a mess; to get into hot water.

他总是粗心大意，一不小心就捅娄子。

He's always careless and easily gets into trouble.

To poke or touch lightly, often implying fragility or easily causing something to break, fall, or be disturbed.

轻轻一捅，那堆积木就倒了。

With a gentle poke, the stack of blocks toppled over.

To expose or reveal (a secret, problem, or truth).

他把秘密全捅出来了。

He revealed all the secrets.

Common Words and Phrases with 捅

tǒng捅gū咕

To poke or touch (with a stick or finger); to instigate or incite someone to do something.

小猫好奇地用爪子捅咕了一下那个毛线球。

The kitten curiously poked the yarn ball with its paw.

tǒng捅lóu娄zǐ子

Get into trouble; make a blunder.

他总是粗心大意，这次又捅娄子，把咖啡洒在了报告上。

He's always careless; this time he messed things up again by spilling coffee on the report.

tǒng捅mǎ马fēng蜂wō窝

to stir up a hornet's nest; to cause trouble by provoking a difficult situation or person

他当着老板的面批评公司的制度，简直是捅马蜂窝，结果被调到冷门部门了。

He criticized the company's system right in front of the boss, which was essentially stirring up a hornet's nest. As a result, he was transferred to a less important department.