锉(cuò)

12 strokesTrad. 銼

(literary) to fracture (a bone)

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Character information

Pinyin
cuò
Meaning
(literary) to fracture (a bone); (literary) to cut; to hack; variant of 锉
Strokes
12
HSK level
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Traditional
銼

Origin & structure

Where 锉 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰钅坐

In this compound, the meaning comes from 钅 (metal); 坐 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

钅jīn坐zuò

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 锉 step by step

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

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Words with 锉

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

cuò锉bīng冰

shaved ice dessert (Tw)

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cuò锉shī尸

to cut the corpse of a criminal into pieces

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cuò锉dāo刀

file (metalworking and woodworking tool)

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Related characters

From 锉’s common words

冰尸刀

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