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拐guǎi

to turn (a corner). 8 strokes, radical 扌, first met in HSK 6.

Pinyin guǎiStrokes 8Radical 扌Band HSK 6Words 1

How to write 拐

Strokes 1–3 write 扌, then strokes 4–8 write 另.

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Stroke order chart for 拐 — 8 strokes, radical 扌

Write 拐 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 拐 · the stroke-order rules

What 拐 is made of

扌 (shǒu, hand) and 另 (lìng, another).

To take another 另 by force 扌.

Words that use 拐

拐(guǎi) to turn (a corner)
指改变方向,转弯

巡警在街角拐弯处救助受冻老人。The patrol officer turned the street corner to help the old man.

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More characters with the radical 扌

All 105 of them, and what the radical means, on the 手 radical page.

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