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挢 Stroke Order — How to Write 挢

Stroke Order

挢 is written in 9 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.

挢 Radical and Character Components

Components:扌乔

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

Radical: 扌 + 6 more strokes

挢 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • jiǎo

Meanings of 挢 in Chinese

1

jiǎo挢

To raise, lift; to stick up or out.
小狗高兴地挢舌喘气。
The puppy happily stuck out its tongue and panted.
To correct or rectify, especially to remedy wrongdoing, deviation, or prevent misconduct.
我们需要及时挢正工作中的偏差,以确保项目顺利进行。
We need to timely correct deviations in our work to ensure the project proceeds smoothly.

Words with 挢

  • jiǎo挢shé舌Stick out tongue, Protrude tongue
  • jiǎo挢zhèng正correct, rectify

Idioms with 挢

  • chēng瞠mù目jiǎo挢shé舌dumbfounded and speechless
  • shé舌jiǎo挢bù不xià下Speechless with shock or amazement
  • zhāng张zuǐ嘴jiǎo挢shé舌Speechless, dumbfounded, at a loss for words
  • jiǎo挢róu揉zào造zuò作affected and unnatural
  • jiǎo挢wǎng枉guò过zhèng正overcorrect a deviation
  • mù目dèng瞪shé舌jiǎo挢dumbfounded with astonishment or fear
  • qián钳kǒu口jiǎo挢shé舌struck dumb with astonishment or fear

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Questions about 挢

What does 挢 mean in Chinese?

挢 (jiǎo) means “To raise, lift” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 挢?

挢 is pronounced jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 挢 have?

挢 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 挢?

挢 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 扌. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 挢?

The radical of 挢 is 扌, and 挢 is a phono-semantic compound.

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