guǎi

variant of 枴|拐[guai3]

Hand (扌) + other direction (另) = to turn or lead astray

另 means 'other' or 'separate,' suggesting a divergence from the current path. A hand action that takes you a different way — turning aside, detour, or even leading someone astray.

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他走路需要靠杖才能保持平衡。

tā zǒu lù xū yào kào guǎi zhàng cái néng bǎo chí píng héng。

he needs to rely on a cane to keep his balance when walking.

老人摔倒后,医生建议他用杖走路。

lǎo rén shuāi dǎo hòu, yī shēng jiàn yì tā yòng guǎi zhàng zǒu lù。

after the elderly person fell, the doctor advised him to walk with a cane.

Words with 拐

铁拐李

tiě guǎi lǐ

see 李鐵拐|李铁拐[Li3 Tie3 guai3]

双拐

shuāng guǎi

crutches

顺拐

shùn guǎi

to swing the arm and leg on the same side of the body together while walking

一瘸一拐

yī qué yī guǎi

to limp

七弯八拐

qī wān bā guǎi

(idiom) twisting and turning

七湾八拐

qī wān bā guǎi

variant of 七彎八拐|七弯八拐[qi1 wan1 ba1 guai3]

向右拐

xiàng yòu guǎi

to turn right

向左拐

xiàng zuǒ guǎi

to turn left

坑蒙拐骗

kēng mēng guǎi piàn

(idiom) to swindle, scam and deceive

大拐

dà guǎi

to turn left (Shanghainese)

孤拐

gū guǎi

cheekbone

小拐

xiǎo guǎi

to turn right (Shanghainese)

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