绰 (chuò): (bound form) ample, spacious, (literary) graceful, to grab, to snatch up

绰 (chuò) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) ample.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 卓 (phonetic). It ranks #2708 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 绰 silk. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lèi, tired), 绍 (shào, to continue).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. (bound form) ample
  2. spacious
  3. (literary) graceful
  4. to grab
  5. to snatch up

Etymology & Origin

绰

pictophoneticsilk

Decomposition: ⿰纟卓 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
绰号nounchuò hàonickname
绰绰有余phrasechuò chuò yǒu yú(idiom) more than enough
阔绰adjectivekuò chuòextravagant
绰约adjectivechuò yuē(literary) graceful
宽绰adjectivekuān chuospacious
风姿绰约fēng zī chuò yuē(idiom) graceful
绰名nounchuò míngnickname
隐隐绰绰yǐn yǐn chuò chuòfaint
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Total compounds
50
As first character
25
As last character
25
As middle character

绰 appears in 8 compound words: 50 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 25 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 绰 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

号hào
0.5655,042 co-occurrences
萧xiāo
0.406106 co-occurrences
阔kuò
0.39266 co-occurrences
傅fù
0.391134 co-occurrences
余yú
0.389108 co-occurrences
恭gōng
0.36886 co-occurrences
吴wú
0.366142 co-occurrences
吕lǚ
0.34562 co-occurrences
楷kǎi
0.34424 co-occurrences
爵jué
0.343158 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

绰绰有余chuòchuòyǒuyúHSK 7+

more than sufficient; ample

phrase
风姿绰约fēng zī chuò yuēHSK 7+

(idiom) graceful; lovely

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

绰字在日常生活中使用频率较低。

chāo zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .

The character "绰" is not commonly used in everyday life.

少数派Sep 2026

这样买一个 8 光口的万兆交换机绰绰有余,然后按需购买万兆光转电模块直连。

zhè yàng mǎi yī gè 8 guāng kǒu de wàn zhào jiāo huàn jī chāo chāo yǒu yú , rán hòu àn xū gòu mǎi wàn zhào guāng zhuǎn diàn mó kuài zhí lián .

In that case, purchasing an 8-port 10-Gigabit switch will be more than enough, and you can then buy 10-Gigabit fiber-to-Ethernet adapters as needed for direct connections.

少数派Aug 2026

用来做不同颜色的标记,覆盖基本的办公需求绰绰有余。

yòng lái zuò bù tóng yán sè de biāo jì , fù gài jī běn de bàn gōng xū qiú chāo chāo yǒu yú .

It can be used to make markings in different colors and more than adequately meets basic office needs.

少数派Aug 2026

零钱袋比我想象中的大,我把手头上共计将近 2000 日元的硬币全部放进去都绰绰有余。

líng qián dài bǐ wǒ xiǎng xiàng zhōng de dà , wǒ bǎ shǒu tóu shàng gòng jì jiāng jìn 2 0 0 0 rì yuán de yìng bì quán bù fàng jìn qù dōu chāo chāo yǒu yú .

The coin pouch was bigger than I expected; I had more than enough room to fit all the coins I had on hand—a total of nearly 2,000 yen.

少数派Jul 2026

这种配置自然算不上高端游戏 PC,但运行大部分现代游戏绰绰有余。

zhè zhǒng pèi zhì zì rán suàn bù shàng gāo duān yóu xì P C , dàn yùn háng dà bù fēn xiàn dài yóu xì chāo chāo yǒu yú .

This setup certainly isn't a high-end gaming PC, but it's more than capable of running most modern games.

爱范儿May 2026

话虽这么说,驱动参数量不大的本地小模型,做一些 AI 推理任务,还是绰绰有余的。

huà suī zhè má shuō , qū dòng cān shǔ liàng bù dà de běn dì xiǎo mó xíng , zuò yī xiē A I tuī lǐ rèn wù , hái shì chāo chāo yǒu yú de .

That said, it’s still more than capable of handling AI inference tasks when running small, local models with a limited number of parameters.

Tatoeba

我的剑虽然是钝的,但应付你的话是绰绰有余的。

Wǒ de jiàn suīrán shì dùn de, dàn yìngfu nǐ dehuà shì chuòchuòyǒuyú de.

My sword may be blunt, but that's more than enough for someone like you.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 纟 (silk) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced chuò

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 绰 (chuò) mean in Chinese?
绰 (chuò) primarily means "(bound form) ample." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2708 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 绰 and 下?
绰 (chuò) and 下 (xià) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 绰 (up) vs 下 (down).
How many strokes does 绰 have?
绰 is written with 11 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 绰?
The radical associated with 绰 is 纟 (silk). This radical appears in many characters related to silk.
What are the components of 绰?
绰 is composed of: 纟 (semantic), 卓 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰纟卓 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 绰?
Common words with 绰 include: 绰号 (chuò hào, "nickname"); 绰绰有余 (chuò chuò yǒu yú, "(idiom) more than enough"); 阔绰 (kuò chuò, "extravagant"); 绰约 (chuò yuē, "(literary) graceful"); 宽绰 (kuān chuo, "spacious"). There are over 8 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 绰 (chuò)?
Several characters share the pronunciation chuò: 戳 (to jab). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 绰 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 绰 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.