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踔

chuō

Character

What 踔 means

1. to get ahead
2. to stride
3. to excel
4. Taiwan pr. zhuó

Words containing 踔

• 发扬踔厉fā yáng chuō lìto be full of vigor (idiom)

Characters built on 卓

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

• 绰chuò(bound form) ample; spacious; (literary) graceful; used in 绰号
• 倬zhuōnoticeable; large; clear

Sounds the same

Read chuō, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 戳to jab; to poke; to stab