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撮Polyphone (多音字)
Total strokes: 15; Radical: 手
Pictophonetic:最 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.
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Similar Characters: 樶
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1
Pinyin: cuō
English Definition:to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips; to scoop up; to collect together; to extract; to gather up; classifier: pinch; Taiwan pr. [cuo4]
Chinese Definition:
①聚起，多指用簸箕状的器具铲起东西：撮成一堆。撮土。撮合。
②取，摘取：撮要。
③用手指捏取细碎的东西：撮药。
④中国市制容量单位，一升的千分之一。
⑤量词：一撮米。
⑥撮东西用的器具：撮子。撮箕。
Example Words:
一小撮 yī xiǎo cuō handful (of)
撮合 cuō he to play matchmaker; to act as a middleman
撮土为香 cuō tǔ wéi xiāng to burn incense in the dust (idiom)
公撮 gōng cuō milliliter
市撮 shì cuō milliliter (old)
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2
Pinyin: zuǒ
English Definition:classifier for hair or grass: tuft; Taiwan pr. [cuo4]
Chinese Definition:
①量词，用于成丛的毛发：剪下一撮头发。
Example Sentences
1
zuì hòu
最后
，
jiā yī
加一
cuō
撮
yán
盐
。
Then, add a pinch of salt.
2
qǐng
请
jiā diǎn
加点
nǎi yóu
奶油
hé
和
yī cuō
一撮
táng
糖
。
With cream and just a pinch of sugar, please.
3
bǐ dé
彼德
pài
派
bǎi
柏
niē
捏
qǐ
起
de
的
shì
是
yī cuō
一撮
pào cài
泡菜
。
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
4
fú shēng
浮生
ruò
若
chá
茶
，
wǒ men
我们
hé cháng
何尝
bú shì
不是
yī zuǒ
一撮
shēng mìng
生命
de
的
qīng chá
清茶
？
Floating tea if we pinch the life of tea is it not?
5
wén
文
nài tè lì
奈特莉
de
的
xià
下
yí bù
一步
diàn yǐng
电影
chōng mǎn zhe
充满着
yī dà
一大
cuō
撮
de
的
yì lì
毅力
。
Knightley next movie came with a big pinch of grit.
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