擢(zhuó)

17 strokes

to pull out

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Character information

Pinyin
zhuó
Meaning
to pull out; to select; to promote
Strokes
17
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 擢 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌翟

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 隹 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu翟zhái隹zhuī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 擢 step by step

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

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Words with 擢

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

bá拔zhuó擢

select the best people for promotion

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zhuó擢shēng升

to promote (sb); to upgrade; to ascend

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zhuó擢dì第

to pass the civil service examination (in imperial China)

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zhuó擢fà发nán难shǔ数

lit. as difficult to count as hair pulled from sb's head (idiom)

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Related characters

From 擢’s common words

拔升第发难数

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