掣

chè

Meanings

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chè

1.to pull
2.to draw
3.to pull back
4.to withdraw
5.to flash past

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Wiktionary

1.to pull; to tug; to drag
2.to hinder by pulling back; to draw
3.to flash past
4.to shiver; to shake
5.to be afraid; to be scared; to be frightened
6.button; push-button; switch; component for controlling device (Classifier: 粒 c; 個／个 c)
7.electrical switch (Classifier: 個／个 c)
8.key (on a keyboard); button (on a video game controller) (Classifier: 粒 c; 個／个 c)
9.button (Classifier: 粒 c; 個／个 c)
10.pedal
11.brake pedal

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kʰjeds, *kʰjed): phonetic 制 (OC *kjeds) + semantic 手 (“hand”).

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Stroke order

Components

掣制手

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

More examples & usage (AI)

Related words

掣肘 to hold sb back by the elbow; to impede; to hinder 手掣 handbrake 牵掣 to impede 锁掣 catch (of a lock)掣电 to flash 安全掣 emergency stop 风驰电掣 fast as lightning