绰
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(bound form) ample; spacious; (literary) graceful; used in 綽號|绰号[chuo4 hao4] and 綽名|绰名[chuo4 ming2]
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How 绰 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
纟 (semantic, “silk”) + 卓 (phonetic, zhuó)
How to remember it
ample · Heisig RSH #2373
thread + 卓 eminent
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 卓
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 卓 (zhuó) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卓 sound component | zhuó | profound, lofty, brilliant |
| 掉 | diào | to drop, to fall, to remove |
| 罩 | zhào | cover, shroud; basket for catching fish |
| 悼 | dào | to grieve, to lament, to mourn |
| 淖 | nào | mud, slush |
| 棹 | zhào | oar; boat |
| 焯 | chāo | to scald; to flash-boil vegetables |
| 踔 | chuō | to stride, to excel, to get ahead |
| 倬 | zhuō | noticeable, large; distinct, clear |
Words containing 绰
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 风姿绰约 | fēng zī chuò yuē | (idiom) graceful; lovely |
| 绰名 | chuò míng | nickname |
| 绰号 | chuò hào | nickname |
| 绰约 | chuò yuē | (literary) graceful; charming |
| 绰绰有余 | chuò chuò yǒu yú | (idiom) more than enough |
| 隐隐绰绰 | yǐn yǐn chuò chuò | faint; indistinct |
| 宽绰 | kuān chuo | spacious; relaxed; at ease; comfortably well-off |
| 阔绰 | kuò chuò | extravagant; liberal with money |