拖

拕

tuō

HSK 6freq #2130

Meanings

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tuō

1.variant of 拖[tuō]

tuō

1.to drag
2.to tow
3.to trail
4.to hang down
5.to mop (the floor)
6.to delay
7.to drag on

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Wiktionary

1.to drag; to tow; to haul
2.to mop
3.to droop; to dangle; to hang down; to sag
4.to hold hands
5.to delay; to put off; to procrastinate; to adjourn; to defer; to prolong
6.to sustain (a sound)
7.to pin down; to tie up; to check (e.g. the enemy forces); to encumber
8.fight
9.a surname, Tuo

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Etymology

Variant form of 拕, phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *l̥ʰaːl, *l̥ʰaːls): semantic 手 + phonetic 它 (OC *l̥ʰaːl).

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Stroke order

Components

拖扌㐌

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Related words

拖延 to delay 拖鞋 slippers 拖累 to encumber 拖欠 in arrears 拖进 to drag in 拖住 to hold up 拖宕 to delay 拖吊 to tow (a car)拖债 to default on a debt 拖磨 dawdling 拖拉 to drag along 拖链 cable carrier (used to protect cables and hoses attached to a machine)