to pound, to beat, to stir
Animated Stroke Order 捣
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HSK Vocabulary: 捣
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 捣 is used in context
1
zhōng中
yī医
shī师
zhèng正
zài在
dǎo捣
yào药
zhǔn准
bèi备
pèi配
fāng方
。
The traditional Chinese doctor is grinding herbs to prepare a prescription.
2
mā妈
ma妈
yòng用
chǔ杵
jiù臼
bǎ把
suàn蒜
dǎo捣
suì碎
le了
。
Mom crushed the garlic with a mortar and pestle.
3
hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
kè课
táng堂
shàng上
dǎo捣
luàn乱
，
lǎo老
shī师
hěn很
shēng生
qì气
。
The children caused trouble in class, making the teacher very angry.
4
bié别
dǎo捣
luàn乱
，
wǒ我
zài在
gōng工
zuò作
。
Don't make trouble, I'm working.
5
hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
jiào教
shì室
lǐ里
dǎo捣
luàn乱
，
lǎo老
shī师
hěn很
shēng生
qì气
。
The children were making trouble in the classroom, and the teacher was very angry.
6
tā他
gù故
yì意
dǎo捣
luàn乱
huì会
yì议
，
xiǎng想
yǐn引
qǐ起
dà大
jiā家
de的
zhù注
yì意
。
He deliberately disrupted the meeting to attract everyone's attention.
Information
Traditional搗
Radical扌
Strokes10
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2332
Zhuyinㄉㄠˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+6363
CangjieQHAU
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Cultural note
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