搓 (co1 caai1 | cuo1) : rub between the hands

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搓

co1 caai1

cuo1

[1] rub/twist/knead between the hands or fingers; roll with the palm; scrub
[2] [粵] pass a ball back and forth

Jyutping co1 is literary reading; caai1 is colloquial.

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

搓

This word has been viewed 4278 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 9th Nov 2007 00:37 and last edited on 13th Sep 2011 14:55

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搓板 co1 baan2 cuo1 ban3 = a scrubbing board; washboard

搓衣板 co1 ji1 baan2 cuo1 yi1 ban3 = a scrubbing board; washboard

搓波 caai1 bo1 = hitting a ball back and forth 粵

搓圓撳扁 co1 jyun4 gam6 bin2 cuo1 yuan2 qin4 bian3 = 1. of a person to be amicable; easy to get along with; mellow and agreeing 2. to be easily swayed, not having one's own views 粵

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我哋嚟搓波先粵
Let's have a rally to warm up.
[[In a game of tennis or ping-pong or whatever.] Lit. We come stroke ball first. 我哋嚟搓吓波先 is okay too, with the altered meaning of "let's rally *for a while* to warm up." Further discussion: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/]

琴晚佢飲到好醉，跟住鹹鹹濕濕噉搓我女朋友對波。粵
Last night he got really drunk and then lecherously fondled my girlfriend's breasts.
[Further discussion: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,84284,111096#msg-111096]

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 搓
Unicode code for this character: U+6413 (off-site link)

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