揉
to knead; to massage; to rub
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,093 U+63C9
How 揉 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A gentle 柔 hand 扌; 柔 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
knead · Heisig RSH #1004
fingers + 柔 gentle
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 揉
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眼里揉不得沙子 | yǎn lǐ róu bu dé shā zi | see 眼裡容不得沙子|眼里容不得沙子[yan3 li3 rong2 bu5 de2 sha1 zi5] |
| 矫揉造作 | jiǎo róu zào zuò | pretension; affectation; putting on artificial airs |
| 众说纷揉 | zhòng shuō fēn róu | lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom); opinions differ; controversial matters |
| 揉合 | róu hé | to blend; to merge; to mix together |
| 揉制 | róu zhì | to knead (leather) |
| 揉和 | róu hé | to knead (clay) |
| 掰开揉碎 | bāi kāi róu suì | lit. to pull apart and knead to a pulp; fig. to analyze minutely from every angle; to chew… |
| 揉磨 | róu mo | to torment; to torture |
| 揉碎 | róu suì | to crush; to crumble into pieces |
| 揉搓 | róu cuo | to rub; to torment; to torture |
| 搓揉 | cuō róu | to knead; to rub |