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捂 (wǔ): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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

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

1.

Animated Stroke Order 捂

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

捂

扌shǒu · hand

捂=

4.

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5.

Related Words: 捂

捂住 • wǔ zhù • cover (with hand)

wǔ捂

zhù住

cover (with hand)

6.

Example Sentences

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

扌shǒu · hand

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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Characters pronounced "wu".

巫wūView details
蜈wúcentipede
吾wúi, my, our; resist, impede
唔wúhold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) not, negation
武wǔmilitary, martial, warlike
戊wù5th heavenly stem

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拚pīnrisk, disregard; go all out for
捺nàto press down heavily with the fingers
掸dǎnto dust; a duster
掇duōcollect, gather up, pick up
挞tàflog, whip; chastise
搽chásmear; rub, wipe; anoint

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