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拐

Traditional: 枴 · 柺

guǎi

HSK 3.0 · 6

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guǎi · gwaai2 (Jyutping)

  1. to turn (a corner etc)
  2. to kidnap
  3. to swindle
  4. to misappropriate
  5. seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1])
  6. variant of 枴|拐[guai3]
  7. cane
  8. walking stick
  9. crutch
  10. old man's staff

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

拐

Meaning
kidnap, abduct; turn
Radical
扌
Strokes
8
Components
⿰扌另
Cangjie
QRSH
Four-corner
5602.7

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