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wò

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wò · aak1 (Jyutping)

  1. to hold; to grasp
  2. to clench (one's fist)
  3. (bound form) to have in one's control
  4. classifier: a handful

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

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Meaning
grasp, hold fast, take by hand
Radical
扌
Strokes
12
Components
⿰扌屋
Cangjie
QSMG
Four-corner
5701.4

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