搓

• 拼音: cuō
• 汉字拆解: 搓 = 扌(hand) + 差 (phonetic, rub)

含义

To rub; to roll between hands; to scrub. A verb describing the motion of rubbing palms together or rolling something between hands.

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).

例句

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。

用法指南

语境: cooking, bathing, everyday

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 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)

错误说法

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

起源与历史

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

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal