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捣
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pound with a pestle

HSK 10
Human →Actions
dǎo
トウ
つ.く、か.つ
도
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 島 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (搗)
扌 hand (side)+ 島 island =
搗 pound with a pestle
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
島 Phonetic component
island
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Simplified (捣)
扌 hand (side)+ 岛 island (5c9b) =
捣 hull
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
岛 Phonetic component
dǎo island (5c9b)
variant of 島|岛[dǎo]
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Chinese
捣 / 搗 [dǎo]
pound; beat; hull; attack; disturb; stir
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (18)
捣乱 [dǎo​luàn] #5,415
to disturb
捣蛋 [dǎo​dàn] #9,176
to cause trouble
捣毁 [dǎo​huǐ] #17,898
to destroy
捣鼓 [dǎo​gu] #25,938
to fiddle with sth
捣鬼 [dǎo​guǐ] #22,714
to play tricks
捣碎 [dǎo​suì] #27,102
to pound into pieces
直捣 [zhí​dǎo] #41,796
to storm
捣腾 [dǎo​téng] #48,220
to buy and sell
直捣黄龙 [zhí​dǎo​Huáng​Lóng] #56,720
lit. to directly attack Huanglong
捣弄 [dǎo​nòng] #63,537
to move back and forward
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JAPANESE WORDS (28)
⭐ 褐色 [かっしょく] #12,042
dark brown
かち合う [かちあう] #27,705
to clash
かち割る [かちわる] #39,083
to hit and break open
餅つき [もちつき] #51,747
pounding mochi
搗く [つく] #62,530
to hull (rice, barley, etc.)
勝栗 [かちぐり] #150,892
dried chestnut
米搗き [こめつき] #158,935
rice polishing
突き砕く [つきくだく] #182,861
to grind up
かち割り [かちわり] #190,354
crushed ice
搗きたて [つきたて] #214,691
freshly pounded (rice cake)
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