拽 meaning and stroke order
To pull; to tug at (sth)
How to write 拽, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 拽
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to pull
- to tug at (sth)
- to throw
- to fling
- self-satisfied; cocky (alternative written form of 跩[zhuai3])
- variant of 曳[ye4]
How 拽 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. To pull 曳 by hand 扌; 曳 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 拽
A hand 扌 next to 曳 (yè, to drag along) shows a hand pulling something behind it. 曳 also hints at the sound, so think of a hand doing the dragging.
In speech, 拽 (zhuài) means to pull or tug hard, often with a quick yank. Example: 他拽着我的胳膊不放。 (Tā zhuàizhe wǒ de gēbo bú fàng.) He kept tugging at my arm. As slang, 拽 (zhuǎi) describes someone cocky or full of themselves, as in 他很拽 (tā hěn zhuǎi), "he is so cocky."
Common mistake: Learners often write 曳 as 曳 without its small dot, or confuse it with 电 (diàn), since the shapes look alike. Also watch the tone: pulling is zhuài (fourth tone), throwing is zhuāi (first tone), and the cocky slang is zhuǎi (third tone).
拽 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 拽
How many strokes are in 拽?
拽 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 拽 mean?
拽 (zhuài) means to pull; to tug at (sth).
How do you pronounce 拽?
拽 has more than one reading: zhuài and zhuāi. The most common is zhuài, said in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 拽?
The radical of 拽 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 拽 under this radical.
Is 拽 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 拽 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 拽 and 拉?
拉 (lā) is the general, neutral word for pull. 拽 (zhuài) suggests a stronger, more forceful tug or yank, and it sounds more colloquial.
How do you say someone is acting cocky with 拽?
Use it like an adjective in the third tone, zhuǎi: 你拽什么? (Nǐ zhuǎi shénme?) means "What are you being so cocky about?" The standard written form for this sense is 跩, but 拽 is very common online and in casual writing.