ㄘㄨㄛ

cuō

classifier for hair or grass: tuft

撮 is a 15 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as cuō in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as zuǒ.

It is made up of the components 扌 (hand) and 最 (most).

  • 撮
    ㄘㄨㄛ

    cuō

    classifier for hair or grass: tuft

    • 扌
      ㄕㄡ ˙

      shou

      hand

    • 最
      ㄗㄨㄟ ˋ

      zuì

      most

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 撮

cuō
zuǒ

Definitions for 撮 pronounced as cuō

  • to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips
  • to scoop up
  • to collect together
  • to extract
  • to gather up
  • classifier: pinch

Definitions for 撮 pronounced as zuǒ

  • classifier for hair or grass: tuft

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