捂(wǔ)

HSK 7-910 strokes
Readingswǔwú

to enclose

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Character information

Pinyin
wǔ / wú
Meaning
to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair); contrary; to contradict
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 捂 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌吾

To resist 吾 by hand 扌; 吾 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

扌shǒu吾wú

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 捂 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 捂

Common words using 捂 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wǔ捂zhù住

to cover (typically by placing a hand over sb's mouth, nose or ears etc)

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wǔ捂liǎn脸

to cover one's face with one's hand(s); to facepalm

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 捂’s common words

住脸

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