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拄 (zhǔ): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 7-9 Writing 7-9

1.

Animated Stroke Order 拄

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How to write 拄 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 拄

拄 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

拄

扌shǒu · hand

主zhǔ · master

拄=

4.

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5.

Example Sentences

tā他

shòu受

shāng伤

hòu后

zhǔ拄

zhe着

zǒu

Information

Pinyinzhǔ

Meaninglean on

Strokes8

Radical扌

Traditional拄

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2302

Zhuyinㄓㄨˇ

UnicodeU+62C4

CangjieQYG

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扌shǒu · hand

+主zhǔ · master

走

lù路

shang上

bān班

。

He walks to work with support after injury

yé爷

ye爷

zhǔ拄

guǎi拐

zhàng杖

màn慢

màn慢

sàn散

bù步

。

Grandpa walks slowly with crutches

yé爷

ye爷

zhǔ拄

zhe着

guǎi拐

zhàng杖

màn慢

màn慢

de地

sàn散

bù步

。

Grandfather leans on a cane and takes a slow walk.

lǎo老

rén人

zhǔ拄

gùn棍

zi子

pá爬

shān山

duàn锻

liàn炼

。

The old man climbs mountains with a stick for exercise

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挞tàflog, whip; chastise
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