diāo ㄉㄧㄠ diu1 HSK 7-9

  • to hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 叼 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 母鳥叼來蟲子餵幼鳥。 The mother bird brought worms for her young ones.
  • 湯姆在嘴裡叼了根兒煙。 Tom had a cigar in his mouth.
  • 爷爷叼着烟管跟我说话。 Grandfather talked to me with a pipe in his mouth.
  • 我看到了一条狗。狗嘴里叼着一块肉。 I saw a dog. The dog held a piece of meat in its mouth.

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