綽 meaning and stroke order
Graceful, delicate; spacious
How to write 綽, stroke by stroke
14 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 綽
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to grab; to snatch up
- variant of 焯[chao1]
- (bound form) ample; spacious
- (literary) graceful
- used in 綽號|绰号[chuo4 hao4] and 綽名|绰名[chuo4 ming2]
How 綽 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Silk.
糹 gives the meaning and 卓 hints at the sound.
Radical: 糹 (silk), shared by 126 characters on this site.
How to remember 綽
綽 combines silk 糹 with 卓 (zhuó), which gives the sound. Picture loose, flowing silk with plenty of room to spare, which fits the ideas of graceful and spacious.
Today 綽 (simplified 绰) mostly appears in fixed words rather than on its own. The most common are 绰号 (chuòhào, nickname), 阔绰 (kuòchuò, lavish with money), and the idiom 绰绰有余 (chuòchuòyǒuyú, more than enough). Example: 他的绰号叫小猴子。Tā de chuòhào jiào xiǎo hóuzi. His nickname is Little Monkey.
Common mistake: Learners often read it as zhuó because of the phonetic 卓, but the common reading is chuò. Also do not confuse 绰号 (chuòhào), a nickname often given by others, with 名字 (míngzi), a person's real name.
Common words with 綽
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 綽
How many strokes are in 綽?
綽 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 綽 mean?
綽 (chuò) means graceful, delicate; spacious. A common word with it is 绰号 (chuòhào), meaning "nickname".
How do you pronounce 綽?
綽 is pronounced chuò, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 綽?
The radical of 綽 is 糹, which carries the idea of "silk". Dictionaries list 綽 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 綽?
綽 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 绰, used in mainland China and Singapore.
When is 綽 pronounced chāo?
It is read chāo when it means to grab or snatch something up, as in 绰起一根棍子 (chāo qǐ yì gēn gùnzi, grabbed a stick). It can also be a variant of 焯 (chāo), to blanch vegetables. These uses are much less common than chuò.
Does 绰号 have a negative meaning?
Not necessarily. A 绰号 is any nickname, which can be friendly, teasing, or mocking depending on context. For a cute pet name used by family, Chinese speakers more often say 小名 (xiǎomíng).