绰 chāo · chuò

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

to grab; to snatch up

Radical: 纟
Strokes: 11
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 纟卓
Traditional: 綽
Frequency: #2773 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

chāoMain reading chuòRare reading

chāo

chao1Main readingHSK 7–9

to grab; to snatch up CC-CEDICT

chuò

chuo4Reading 2Rare reading

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

(bound form) ample; spacious CC-CEDICT
(literary) graceful CC-CEDICT
used in 绰号 (chuò hào) and 绰名 (chuò míng) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “绰” as chuò

绰号chuò hàoa nicknameWordHSK 7–9 阔绰kuò chuòspending a lot of money, sometimes to show one is richWordHSK 7–9 绰名chuò míngnicknameWord 绰约chuò yuē(literary) gracefulWord 绰绰有余chuò chuò yǒu yú(idiom) more than enoughWord 隐隐绰绰yǐn yǐn chuò chuòfaintWord 风姿绰约fēng zī chuò yuē(idiom) gracefulWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 绰

Draw “绰” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

他有一个很好听的绰号。
tā yǒu yí ge hěn hǎo tīng de chuò hào
He has a very nice nickname.
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我的绰号是小老虎。
wǒ de chuò hào shì xiǎo lǎo hǔ
My nickname is Little Tiger.
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他绰起一把椅子就跑。
tā chāo qǐ yì bǎ yǐ zi jiù pǎo
He grabbed a chair and ran.
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Same radical 纟

All characters with 纟 →

经jīng 给gěi 线xiàn 结jié 统tǒng 组zǔ 约yuē 级jí 维wéi 纪jì 红hóng 纳nà

绰

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