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捂 (wǔ): To cover or seal with the hand — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 捂

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 捂 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 捂

捂 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

捂=扌hand+吾I, me

The hand (扌) covers or seals something tightly, like a mouth (吾) being muffled — to cover, seal, or muffle.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 捂

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5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 捂 is used in context

tā他

wǔ捂

zhù住

ěr耳

duo朵

bù不

tīng

Information

Pinyinwǔ

Meaningto cover or seal with the hand

Strokes10

Radical扌

Traditional捂

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2325

Zhuyinㄨˇ

UnicodeU+6342

CangjieQMMR

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听

zào噪

yīn音

。

He covered his ears to avoid the noise

tā他

yòng用

shǒu手

wǔ捂

zhù住

le了

zì自

jǐ己

de的

yǎn眼

jing睛

。

He covered his eyes with his hand.

mā妈

ma妈

yòng用

shǒu手

wǔ捂

rè热

le了

bǎo宝

bao宝

de的

shǒu手

。

Mother warmed baby's hands with her hands

hái孩

zi子

wǔ捂

zuǐ嘴

tōu偷

tōu偷

dì地

xiào笑

。

The child covered mouth and laughed secretly

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