搓(cuō): to rub or roll between the hands or fingers
HSK 7-912 strokes
to rub or roll between the hands or fingers
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- cuō
- Meaning
- to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist
- Strokes
- 12
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 搓 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 搓 step by step
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