搓

• Pinyin: cuō
• Desglose de hanzi: 搓 = 扌(hand) + 差 (phonetic, rub)

Significado

Frotar; restregar; hacer rodar entre las manos.

Used for rubbing hands for warmth, rolling dough, scrubbing with a washcloth, or the massage technique. Also appears in 搓麻将 (to play mahjong, from the rubbing motion of shuffling tiles).

Ejemplos

1. 他搓着手取暖，嘴里呼出的气凝成白雾。
2. 奶奶在案板上熟练地搓着面条。
3. 去澡堂搓澡是北方人冬天的传统。

Guía de uso

Contexto: cooking, bathing, everyday

Tono: descriptive

Correcto

• 搓搓手暖和一下。(Rub your hands together to warm up.)
• 周末去搓一顿？(Wanna grab a meal this weekend? — colloquial usage)

Incorrecto

• 我搓了一本书 (搓 is for rubbing/rolling motions — for reading, use 翻 or 看)

Origen e historia

From 扌(hand radical) + 差 (phonetic). Depicts the back-and-forth rubbing motion of hands.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal