拐

• 拼音: guǎi
• 汉字拆解: 拐 = 扌 (hand) + 另 (other), meaning to change direction or take away

含义

To turn (direction); to limp; to abduct. Changing direction or deceptively taking someone.

Has distinct meanings: (1) To turn or change direction: 拐弯 (turn a corner), 往左拐 (turn left); (2) To limp or hobble: 走路一拐一拐 (walk with a limp); (3) To abduct or kidnap: 拐卖 (abduct and sell, human trafficking), 拐骗 (deceive and abduct). As a noun, 拐杖 means cane or walking stick.

例句

1. 前面路口往右拐，再走五分钟就到了。
2. 他腿受伤后走路一直有点拐，恢复得不太好。
3. 警方破获了一个专门拐卖儿童的犯罪团伙。

用法指南

语境: directions, crime, mobility

语气: varies

正确说法

• 在前面红绿灯拐弯。(Turn at the traffic light ahead.)
• 拐卖儿童是严重的犯罪。(Child trafficking is a serious crime.)

错误说法

• 混淆拐和弯 (Don't confuse 拐 with 弯 alone — 拐弯 means to turn, while 弯 alone means curved or bent)

起源与历史

The character 拐 combines 扌 (hand radical) with 另 (other, different). Originally meant to hold something while changing direction, then extended to mean turning or taking someone away deceptively.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal