戳 (chuō): to jab, to poke, to stab
戳 (chuō) is a Chinese character meaning “to jab.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 翟 (phonetic) and 戈 (semantic). It ranks #2717 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 戳 spear. Its radical form 戈 (halberd) appears in many related characters such as 我 (wǒ, I), 成 (chéng, to succeed), 或 (huò, maybe).
Definitions
- to jab
- to poke
- to stab
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 邮戳noun | yóu chuō | postmark |
| 戳穿verb | chuō chuān | to puncture |
| 戳记 | chuō jì | stamp |
| 时间戳noun | shí jiān chuō | timestamp |
| 戳个儿 | chuō gè r | physique |
| 戳不住 | chuō bu zhù | not up to it |
| 戳得住 | chuō de zhù | up to it |
| 戳穿试验 | chuō chuān shì yàn | puncture test |
| 戳痛点 | chuō tòng diǎn | to touch a nerve |
| 戳份儿 | chuō fèn r | to flaunt |
| 戳刺感 | chuō cì gǎn | pins and needles (in muscle) |
| 时戳 | shí chuō | timestamp |
| 戳子noun | chuō zi | stamp |
| 日戳 | rì chuō | date stamp |
| 戳儿 | chuō r | stamp |
戳 appears in 25 compound words: 76 as the first character, 20 as the last, and 4 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 戳 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了戳字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le chuō zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "戳" in the dictionary.
...〈Only You〉?派特斯乐团给答案 戳破科技冷漠:只剩眼睛和手指
. . . O n l y Y o u ? pài tè sī lè tuán gěi dā àn chuō pò kē jì lěng mò : zhī shèng yǎn jīng hé shǒu zhǐ
...〈Only You〉? The Paters Band provides the answer, exposing the coldness of technology: all that’s left are eyes and fingers
...ETF?00981A靠季配息引热议...戳破盲点:别只看配息
. . . E T F ? 0 0 9 8 1 A kào jì pèi xī yǐn rè yì . . . chuō pò máng diǎn : bié zhī kàn pèi xī
...ETF 00981A Sparks Debate Over Quarterly Dividends... Debunking the Myth: Don't Just Focus on Dividends
【财圈识真假】戳破银行化解不良贷款秘技
cái juān shí zhēn jiǎ chuō pò yín háng huà jiě bù liáng dài kuǎn mì jì
[Financial Insights: Spotting the Truth] Exposing Banks’ Secret Tactics for Resolving Non-performing Loans
台中潭子警银联手保住70万 戳破网恋投资诈骗话术
tái zhōng tán zǐ jǐng yín lián shǒu bǎo zhù 7 0 wàn chuō pò wǎng liàn tóu zī zhà piàn huà shù
Taichung Tanzi Police and Bank Collaborate to Save 700,000 New Taiwan Dollars, Exposing Online Romance Investment Scam Tactics
...断食没有想像中有效?22 项临床试验分析戳破减肥神话
. . . duàn shí méi yǒu xiǎng xiàng zhōng yǒu xiào ? 2 2 xiàng lín chuáng shì yàn fēn xī chuō pò jiǎn féi shén huà
...Is fasting not as effective as you thought? A meta-analysis of 22 clinical trials debunks the weight-loss myth
汤姆用叉子戳我的手臂。
Tāngmǔ yòng chāzi chuō wǒ de shǒubì.
Tom stuck a fork in my arm.
你的铅笔差点戳到我的眼睛了。
Nǐ de qiānbǐ chàdiǎn chuō dào wǒ de yǎnjing le.
You nearly poked me in the eye with your pencil.
她在他的背上戳了一下。
Tā zài tā de bèi shàng chuō le yīxià.
She stabbed him in the back.
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced chuō
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