揣 (chuāi): to put into (one's pockets, clothes), Taiwan pr., to estimate

揣 (chuāi) is a Chinese character meaning “to put into (one's pockets, clothes).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic) and 耑 (phonetic). It ranks #2763 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 揣 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 扌 hand12 strokesFrequency #2763扌 semantic耑 phonetic

Definitions

  1. to put into (one's pockets, clothes)
  2. Taiwan pr.
  3. to estimate

Etymology & Origin

揣

pictophonetichand

Decomposition: ⿰扌耑 (layout: left-right)

Components:扌semantic耑phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
揣测chuǎi cèto guess
揣摩chuǎi móto analyze
揣度chuǎi duóto estimate
揣在怀里chuāi zài huái lǐto tuck into one's bosom
揣着明白装糊涂chuāi zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tuto pretend to not know
揣想chuǎi xiǎngto conjecture
不揣冒昧bù chuǎi mào mèito venture to
挣揣zhèng chuàisee 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]
悬揣xuán chuǎito speculate
囊揣nāng chuàisoft, fat meat of pig's belly
10
Total compounds
60
As first character
30
As last character
10
As middle character

揣 appears in 10 compound words: 60 as the first character, 30 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 揣 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

摩mó
0.5261,986 co-occurrences
怀huái
0.499768 co-occurrences
测cè
0.447798 co-occurrences
妄wàng
0.36548 co-occurrences
敦dūn
0.360228 co-occurrences
摸mō
0.35136 co-occurrences
钱qián
0.346108 co-occurrences
着zhe
0.334300 co-occurrences
梦mèng
0.32966 co-occurrences
界jiè
0.320510 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

不揣冒昧bùchuǎimàomèiHSK 7+

to venture to; presume; to take the liberty of

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

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Please present your identification and cooperate with our work.

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. . . rén sāo nán xīng chén shī bù jí pái shuǐ gōu shēng qián jiǔ diàn wài kuáng bēn rě chuāi cè ( yǒu piàn )

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...短剧《危城兄弟》3月开镜!陈峻廷为戏蓄发揣摩大哥

. . . duǎn jù wēi chéng xiōng dì 3 yuè kāi jìng ! chén jùn tíng wéi xì xù fā chuāi mó dà gē

... The short drama "Brothers in Dangerous City" will start filming in March! Chen Junting is trying to figure out Big Brother for the play

百度新闻Feb 2026

春节假期拍了拍你,出门揣一份“安心”更踏实

chūn jié jiǎ qī pāi le pāi nǐ , chū mén chuāi yī fèn ān xīn gēng tà shí

I patted you during the Spring Festival holiday, and it is more practical to go out with a "peace of mind"

Character Family

扌 Radical Family — Characters sharing the hand radical

挨āi按àn扒bā拔bá把bǎ摆bǎi扳bān搬bān扮bàn拌bàn

Related Characters

手shǒu打dǎ找zhǎo拿ná才cái护hù报bào拉lā挺tǐng换huàn

Homophones — Characters pronounced chuāi

踹chuài

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 揣 (chuāi) mean in Chinese?
揣 (chuāi) primarily means "to put into (one's pockets, clothes)." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2763 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 揣 and 端?
揣 (chuāi) and 端 (duān) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 扌 vs 立 (same 耑 component).
How many strokes does 揣 have?
揣 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 揣?
The radical associated with 揣 is 扌 (hand). This radical appears in many characters related to hand.
What are the components of 揣?
揣 is composed of: 扌 (semantic), 耑 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰扌耑 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 揣?
Common words with 揣 include: 揣测 (chuǎi cè, "to guess"); 揣摩 (chuǎi mó, "to analyze"); 揣度 (chuǎi duó, "to estimate"); 揣在怀里 (chuāi zài huái lǐ, "to tuck into one's bosom"); 揣着明白装糊涂 (chuāi zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu, "to pretend to not know"). There are over 10 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 揣 (chuāi)?
Several characters share the pronunciation chuāi: 踹 (to kick). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 揣 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 揣 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.