vỗ
Pronunciation
Northern
/voʔo˧˥/
Central
/jo˧˩˨/
Southern
/jo˨˩˦/
Listen
clap
Verb
clap
3 senses
Meaning
3 senses
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Meaning
3 senses
Sense 1
Verb
clap
Core Actions
To clap means to hit the surface of something or strike one's hands together with a flat palm and fingers.
vi Mọi người cùng vỗ tay khen ngợi cậu bé.
en Everyone claps their hands to praise the boy.
Sense 2
Verb
flap
To flap means to move wings up and down quickly and repeatedly in order to fly or stay in the air.
vi Con chim vỗ cánh bay lên bầu trời.
en The bird flaps its wings and flies into the sky.
Sense 3
Verb
dash
This verb describes the action of waves hitting the shore or the side of a boat with force and frequency.
vi Sóng vỗ liên tục vào mạn thuyền.
en Waves dash repeatedly against the side of the boat.
Parts
撫
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Parts
撫
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
撫
Candidates by syllable
vỗ
撫（𢯞）
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.
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Use
vỗ béo
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Use
vỗ béo