捂 meaning in English
to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears)
Meaning of 捂
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
wǔ
- to enclose
- to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears)
- to cover up (an affair)
- contrary
- to contradict
捂 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
汤姆用他的手捂住了他的脸。
Tom covered his face with his hands.
她捂着嘴，笑得跟个小女生似的。
She laughed the way schoolgirls do, with her hand over her mouth.
她用手捂住了电话的话筒。
She covered the mouthpiece of the phone with her hand.
你咳嗽、打喷嚏或打哈欠的时候要捂住你的嘴。
Cover your mouth when you cough, sneeze, or yawn.
Stroke order for each character
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捂 wǔ · to enclose · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 捂.
| 捂住 | wǔzhù | to cover (typically by placing a hand over sb's mouth, nose or ears etc) |
Questions about 捂
What does 捂 mean?
捂 (wǔ) means "to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 捂?
捂 is made of 1 character: 捂 (10 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 捂 an HSK word?
Yes. 捂 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.