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掊

Character · VerbTraditional抔

strike; split open

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to strike; to hit

literary

Used in literary contexts, often seen in the compound '抔击' meaning to attack or criticize.

Wén文
rén人
xiāng相
qīng轻
 ，
cháng常
yǐ以
wén文
zhāng章
hù互
xiāng相
pǒu抔
jī击
 。

Scholars often disparage each other, attacking one another through their writings.

Pǒu抔
jī击
shí时
bì弊
 。

To attack the abuses of the time.

2.

verb

to split open; to break apart

literary

Refers to cleaving or dividing something by force.

Yǐ以
dāo刀
pǒu抔
guā瓜
 。

To split a melon open with a knife.

Jù巨
shí石
bèi被
pǒu抔
wéi为
liǎng两
bàn半
 。

The huge rock was split into two halves.