撅

juē
Rank #4115

Definitions

juē (verb) to stick out; to protrude
juē (verb) to pout

Etymology phono-semantic

hand

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 厥

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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他撅着嘴生气了。

Tā juē zhe zuǐ shēngqì le.

He pouted and got angry.

小狗撅着尾巴跑开了。

Xiǎo gǒu juē zhe wěiba pǎo kāi le.

The puppy ran away with its tail sticking out.

他撅断了那根树枝。

Tā juē duàn le nà gēn shùzhī.

He snapped off that branch.

小孩撅着屁股在玩沙子。

Xiǎohái juē zhe pìgu zài wán shāzi.

The child is playing with sand with his buttocks sticking out.

她撅起嘴表示不满。

Tā juē qǐ zuǐ biǎoshì bùmǎn.

She pouted to show dissatisfaction.

工人用铁锹撅土。

Gōngrén yòng tiěqiāo juē tǔ.

The worker digs soil with a shovel.

他不小心撅伤了手指。

Tā bù xiǎoxīn juē shāng le shǒuzhǐ.

He accidentally injured his finger while digging or snapping.

老农撅着腰在田里劳作。

Lǎo nóng juē zhe yāo zài tián lǐ láozuò.

The old farmer is working in the field with his back bent.

Related Characters

Component: 厥

獗 蕨 蹶 噘 橛 镢 劂 鱖 鳜 蟨 㵐 嶡 橜 鐝

Component: 扌

把 提 打 报 接 指 据 拉 持 技 找 推 投 护

Components

厥 扌

Example Words

撅嘴