握

wò

“To hold” in Chinese is 握 (wò).

Other characters with the syllable wo: see all 5 →

Meaning

to hold; to grasp
to clench (one's fist)
bound formto have in one's control

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classifier: a handful

Example

和我握手。

Shake my hand.

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

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Words containing 握

把握bǎwòto grasp (also fig.)HSK 3 握手wòshǒuto shake handsHSK 3 掌握zhǎngwòto grasp (often fig.)HSK 5

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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