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Character

撮 cuō · zuǒ

Character2 readings

to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips

Radical
扌
Strokes
15
Structure
Left–right
Parts
扌 最
Traditional
撮
Frequency
#3717 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

cuōMain readingzuǒRare reading

cuō

cuo1Main reading
  1. to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips CC-CEDICT
  2. to scoop up CC-CEDICT
  3. to collect together CC-CEDICT
  4. to extract CC-CEDICT
  5. to gather up CC-CEDICT
  6. classifier: pinch CC-CEDICT
  7. Taiwan pr. (cuò) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “撮” as cuō

公撮gōng cuōmilliliterWord市撮shì cuōmilliliterWord撮合cuō heto play matchmakerWord一小撮yī xiǎo cuōhandfulWord

zuǒ

zuo3Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is cuō.

  1. classifier for hair or grass: tuft CC-CEDICT
  2. Taiwan pr. (cuò) CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 15 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 撮

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Same radical 扌

All characters with 扌 →
把bǎ打dǎ拉lā接jiē提tí报bào指zhǐ持chí舉jǔ才cái找zhǎo据jù
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