cấu
Pronunciation
Northern
/kəw˧˥/
Central
/kə̰w˩˧/
Southern
/kəw˧˥/
to pinch
Verb
to pinch
3 senses
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to pinch
Core Actions
To use fingers to grip someone's skin tightly, causing a sharp sensation of pain.
vi Đừng cấu vào tay bạn như thế, sẽ làm bạn bị đau đấy.
en Do not pinch your friend's arm like that; it will hurt them.
Sense 2
Verb
to pick off
To pick off or remove a small part from something larger.
vi Em bé cấu một miếng bánh nhỏ để ăn thử.
en The child picked off a small piece of cake to taste.
Sense 3
Verb
to claw
To use fingernails or claws to scratch or grip onto a surface tightly.
vi Con mèo cấu vào mặt ghế bằng móng vuốt.
en The cat scratched the chair surface with its claws.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
搆
Candidates by syllable
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.