拐

拐 guǎi ㄍㄨㄞˇ gwaai2 HSK 6 流利級 · Level 5

to turn (a corner etc)
to kidnap
to swindle
to misappropriate
seven (used as a substitute for 七 qī ㄑㄧ)
variant of 拐 (枴) guǎi ㄍㄨㄞˇ

拐枴 guǎi ㄍㄨㄞˇ

cane
walking stick
crutch
old man's staff

拐柺 guǎi ㄍㄨㄞˇ

variant of 拐 (枴) guǎi ㄍㄨㄞˇ

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 拐 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

拐 radical 扌 = 扌另

Example sentences

我往右拐了。 I turned right.
他拄拐󠄆杖。 He walks on crutches.
我們拐錯彎了。 We took a wrong turn.
不要拐彎抹角。 Don't beat around the bush.
请在那个拐角左转。 Turn left at the corner.

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