拐

guǎi

Other characters with the syllable guai: see all 3 →

Meaning

to turn (a corner etc)
to kidnap
to swindle

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to misappropriate
seven (used as a substitute for 七[qi1])
cane
walking stick
crutch
old man's staff
variant of 枴|拐[guai3]

Example

绿灯时，拐弯车要让人。

When the light is green, cars turning must yield to pedestrians.

From 拐弯 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 拐

拐弯guǎiwānto go round a curveHSK 7-9 拐杖guǎizhàngcrutchesHSK 7-9

More HSK 6 characters

挨áiin order; in sequenceHSK 6 傲àoproudHSK 6 罢bàto stopHSK 6 榜bǎngnotice or announcementHSK 6 傍bàngnearHSK 6 胞bāoplacentaHSK 6 暴bàosuddenHSK 6 爆bàoto explode; to burstHSK 6 奔bènto hurryHSK 6 逼bīto compelHSK 6

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