拇 Stroke Order — How to Write 拇

Stroke Order

拇 is written in 8 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.

拇 Radical and Character Components

Components:扌母

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

Radical: 扌 + 5 more strokes

拇 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 拇 in Chinese

mǔ拇

Thumb; big toe (the largest digit of the hand or foot).

他竖起拇指，表示赞同

He gave a thumbs up to show his agreement.

Refers to a finger-guessing game (also known as 'caiquan'), a type of drinking game.

聚会时，他们玩起了拇战助兴。

At the gathering, they started playing the finger-guessing game to liven things up.

Common Words and Phrases with 拇

mǔ拇zhàn战

a finger-guessing drinking game

春节期间，亲友们围坐一桌，边吃饺子边玩拇战，笑声不断。

During the Spring Festival, relatives and friends gathered around a table, eating dumplings and playing the finger-guessing drinking game, with continuous laughter.

mǔ拇zhǐ指

thumb

他竖起拇指表示赞同。

He gave a thumbs-up to show his approval.