拐

枴/柺
guǎi
另 + 扌
HSK 3.0Level 6

Definitions

guǎi (verb) to turn (a corner)
guǎi (verb) to kidnap; to swindle
guǎi (noun) cane; walking stick; crutch

Etymology

To take another 另 by force 扌

About

拐 is a phono-semantic compound combining the hand radical 扌 with 另 'another,' which also hints at the sound. The structure conveys the idea of taking another by force, giving the core meaning of abducting, kidnapping, or swindling. Historically, it also denoted a cane or crutch, the act of limping, and by extension, changing direction or turning.

Example Sentences Hide

请在拐角处左拐。

Qǐng zài guǎi jiǎo chù zuǒ guǎi.

Please turn left at the corner.

老人需要拐杖走路。

Lǎorén xūyào guǎizhàng zǒulù.

The old man needs a crutch to walk.

孩子被坏人拐走了。

Háizi bèi huàirén guǎi zǒu le.

The child was kidnapped by a bad person.

他拐进了小巷子里。

Tā guǎi jìnle xiǎo xiàngzi lǐ.

He turned into the alley.

警方破获了一起拐卖案件。

Jǐngfāng pòhuòle yīqǐ guǎimài ànjiàn.

The police cracked a kidnapping and trafficking case.

那个骗子试图拐骗老年人的钱财。

Nàge piànzi shìtú guǎipiàn lǎonián rén de qiáncái.

That swindler tried to cheat elderly people out of their money.

在复杂的路口，司机必须小心拐弯。

Zài fùzá de lùkǒu, sījī bìxū xiǎoxīn guǎi wān.

At complex intersections, drivers must turn carefully.

由于腿伤，他暂时依赖拐杖辅助行走。

Yóuyú tuǐ shāng, tā zànshí yīlài guǎizhàng fǔzhù xíngzǒu.

Due to a leg injury, he temporarily relies on a crutch for assistance in walking.

Related Characters

Component: 另

别 柺

Component: 扌

把 提 打 报 接 指 据 拉 持 技 找 推 投 护

Example Words

拐骗 坑蒙拐骗 拐弯 拐杖 拐棍 拐角 拐角处 拐卖 拐点 一瘸一拐 拐子 拐弯儿 拐弯处 曲里拐弯 诱拐 双拐