guāi

common
verb

Meaning of

掴 means to slap (someone) with the palm of the hand; to smack. Pronounced guāi.

  • to slap (someone) with the palm of the hand; to smack

Character Info

Radical
Strokes11

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

de
guāi
le
duì
fāng
ěr
guāng
 

He was so angry that he slapped the other person across the face.

qīn
cóng
huì
guāi
de
hái
zi
 

A mother would never smack her own child.

bèi
guāi
le
zhang
 
liǎn
shang
liú
xià
hóng
yìn
 

He got slapped, leaving a red mark on his face.