cào cấu
Pronunciation
Northern
/ka̤ːw˨˩ kəw˧˥/
Central
/kaːw˧˧ kə̰w˩˧/
Southern
/kaːw˨˩ kəw˧˥/
scratch and claw
Verb
scratch and claw
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
scratch and claw
Core Actions
The act of using fingernails or a sharp object to scratch and claw at a surface.
vi Con mèo đang cào cấu vào chiếc ghế sofa mới.
en The cat is scratching and clawing at the new sofa.
Parts
cào / cấu / A compound of cào + cấu …
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Parts
cào / cấu / A compound of cào + cấu …
OriginA compound of cào + cấu
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
搞搆
Candidates by syllable
cào
搞（鎬 / 𢲵 / 檺）
cấu
搆（𡒫 / 𢲤 / 𢲱）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
cấu / cấu xé / cào bằng / cào …
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Similar
cấu / cấu xé / cào bằng / cào …
Use
bài cào / bồ cào / cồn cào / giã cào …
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Use
bài cào / bồ cào / cồn cào / giã cào …