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掬

jū

Meanings

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jū
  1. 1.to hold in one's hands
  2. 2.classifier for a double handful
  3. 3.Taiwan pr. [jú]

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to grasp or hold with both hands
  2. 2.to recoil; to tighten; to draw back
  3. 3.to slightly wrinkle; to crease a little
  4. 4.to struggle; to attempt

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kluɡ): semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 匊 (OC *kluɡ).

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Stroke order

Components

掬扌匊

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

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Derived terms

憨狀可掬憨状可掬掬布掬帶掬带掬弄掬水掬筋掬紗掬纱掬紙掬纸掬腸掬肠掬腸掬肚掬肠掬肚掬飲掬饮盈掬笑容可掬

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Related words

掬水 to scoop up water挹掬 to scoop up water with the hands掬饮 to drink water by scooping it up with both hands可掬 conspicuous掬诚 wholeheartedly憨态可掬 (of pandas, ducklings etc) adorable笑容可掬 smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear一掬同情之泪 to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)