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The character 捅 (tǒng) is a phono-semantic compound. The left-side semantic radical 扌 (shǒu), a combining form of 手 (hand), indicates an action performed with the hand or an instrument. The right side, 甬 (yǒng), provides the pronunciation. Its core meaning is the physical act of poking or jabbing, often with a stick or finger. This sense extends metaphorically to mean disclosing or exposing something hidden, as if by poking a hole in a secret.
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请不要捅那个洞。
他用棍子捅了捅树。
小猫喜欢捅毛线球。
小心别捅到自己的手。
他捅破了气球，吓我一跳。
记者捅出了公司的丑闻。
这次调查捅出了许多隐藏的问题。
他的发言捅破了表面的平静，引发激烈讨论。