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握

wò

HSK 5 Character

What 握 means

1. to hold; to grasp
2. to clench (one's fist)
3. bound formto have in one's control
4. classifier: a handful

Example sentences

• 和我握手。
  Shake my hand.
• 她握住我的手。
  Tā wòzhù wǒ de shǒu.
  She took my hand.
• 他紧握她的手。
  Tā jǐnwò tā de shǒu.
  He held her hand in a firm clasp.
• 用双手握住球。
  Hold the ball in both hands.
• 让我们握手吧。
  Let's shake hands.
• 我和珍握了手。
  I shook hands with Jane.

Words starting with 握

• 握手wò shǒuto shake hands
• 握住wò zhùto grip; to hold
• 握有wò yǒuto have; to hold (usu. sth abstract: power, distribution rights, a bargaining chip etc)
• 握拳wò quánto make a fist
• 握别wò biéto shake hands
• 握力wò lì(strength of one's) grip
• 握持wò chíto hold in one's hand; to grip
• 握爪wò zhuǎ(humorous) to shake hands

Words containing 握

• 掌握zhǎng wòto grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)
• 把握bǎ wòto grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold
• 紧握jǐn wòto hold firmly, not let go
• 在握zài wò(fig.) to hold in one's hands; to be within grasp
• 无把握wú bǎ wòuncertain
• 大权在握dà quán zài wòto be in a position of power
• 左券在握zuǒ quàn zài wòto be assured of success (idiom)
• 智珠在握zhì zhū zài wòlit. to hold the pearl of wisdom (idiom); fig. to be endowed with extraordinary…

Characters built on 屋

These share the phonetic component 屋 (wū), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 喔ō(interjection) oh; I see (used to indicate realization, understanding)
• 渥wòto enrich; to moisten
• 龌wòdirty; small-minded
• 幄wòtent

Characters that look like 握

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 接jiēto receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb
• 湿shīmoist; wet
• 慑shè(bound form) to fear; to be cowed; (bound form) to frighten; to intimidate; Taiwan pr. zhé
• 摒bìngto discard; to get rid of
• 琚jūornamental gems for belt
• 搡sǎngto push forcefully; to shove

Sounds the same

Read wò, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 卧to lie; to crouch
• 沃fertile; rich; to irrigate
• 渥to enrich; to moisten
• 斡to turn
• 涴to soil
• 龌dirty; small-minded
• 幄tent
• 肟oxime; oximide; -oxil (chemistry)
• 偓constrained
• 瓁uncarved jade
• 硪see 石硪