Chinese Word: 搦 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

搦

Pinyin: nuò

English Definition: (literary) to hold (in the hand); to challenge; to provoke

Chinese Definition:
①握，持，拿着：搦管(执笔)。
②按下。
③摩。
④挑惹：搦战(挑战)。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:弱 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 愵

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to challenge to battle

1		sū shān nuó 苏珊娜 de 的 jiě jué 解决 bàn fǎ 办法， jiù shì 就是 nuò 搦 tā 他 jué dòu 决斗。 Her solution to an over-insistent colleague was to challenge him to a duel.
2		wén rén 文人 zhí 执 zhī 之 rú 如 nuò 搦 máo bǐ 毛笔， diǎn huà 点画 huī sǎ 挥洒， qì dìng shén xián 气定神闲。 Enforcement of such scholars take hold a brush, stippling sway, they dress.
3		xiàng 像 qiáng zhě 强者 yí yàng 一样， nuò 搦 zhě 者 zài 在 shì jiè 世界 shàng 上 yě 也 yǒu 有 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 wèi zhi 位置。 The week have their own places in the world as well as the strong.