(chuò)

HSK 7-911 strokesTrad.
Readingschuòchāo

to grab

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
chuò / chāo
Meaning
to grab; to snatch up; variant of 焯[chao1]
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰纟卓

In this compound, the meaning comes from (silk); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

chuòhào
HSK 7-9

nickname

Open 绰号 page →
kuòchuò
HSK 7-9

extravagant; liberal with money

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kuānchuo

spacious; relaxed; at ease; comfortably well-off

Open 宽绰 page →
chuòyuē

(literary) graceful; charming

Open 绰约 page →
chuòchuòyǒu

(idiom) more than enough

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(idiom) graceful; lovely

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