xián

dialect
verb
common

Meaning of

挦 means to pluck (hair, feathers, etc.); to pull out; to tear; to tug. Pronounced xián.

  • to pluck (hair, feathers, etc.); to pull out; to tear; to tug

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

zhèng
zài
yuàn
zi
xián
máo
 

He is plucking chicken feathers in the courtyard.

Bié
xián
chě
de
fu
 
huì
chě
huài
de
 

Don't pull and tug at my clothes—you'll tear them.

xiǎo
hái
zài
xiāng
xián
tóu
fa
wán
 

The children are playing by pulling each other's hair.

zhèng
zài
gěi
yáng
xián
máo
 

She is plucking wool from the sheep.