chuō

HSK 7-9
common
verb
noun

Meaning of

戳 means to poke; to pierce with a pointed object; to injure or damage by poking. Pronounced chuō. HSK 7-9.

  • to poke; to pierce with a pointed object
  • to injure or damage by poking
  • to stand upright; to stand

Character Info

Radical
Strokes18
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
ge
qiú
chuō
jiù
 

This balloon will pop if you poke it.

yòng
shǒu
zhǐ
chuō
le
chuō
de
bo
xǐng
 

He poked my arm with his finger to get my attention.

Bié
yòng
qiān
chuō
zhuō
zi
 
huì
nòng
huài
de
 

Don't poke the desk with your pencil, you'll break it.

ma
chuō
le
cáng
zài
wǎn
de
dàn
gāo
 

Mom poked through the cake I hid in the bowl.

yòng
kuài
zi
chuō
le
xià
wǎn
de
hóng
shāo
ròu
 

He poked the braised pork in the bowl with his chopsticks.