撮

cuò

C1–C2 Level 7

撮 (cuò) is a Chinese word meaning “to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips
  2. to scoop up
  3. to collect together
  4. to extract
  5. to gather up
  6. classifier: pinch
  7. classifier for hair or grass: tuft

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).