cuō

to rub or roll between the hands or fingers

to twist

hand (扌) + sound cuo (差) = rub and roll between the hands

The hand radical anchors the physical action of rubbing or rolling between the palms. 差 contributes the sound cuō and has no bearing on the meaning.

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她把手放在一起了搓,感觉暖多了。

tā bǎ shǒu fàng zài yī qǐ cuō le cuō, gǎn jué nuǎn duō le。

she put her hands together and rubbed them, feeling much warmer.

洗衣服时要用力,才能把污渍去掉。

xǐ yī fu shí yào yòng lì cuō, cái néng bǎ wū zì qù diào。

when washing clothes, you have to rub hard to get the stains out.

Words with 搓

揉搓

róu cuo

to rub

搓揉

cuō róu

to knead; to rub

搓板

cuō bǎn

washboard

搓洗

cuō xǐ

to rub clean (garments)

搓衣板

cuō yī bǎn

washboard

搓麻将

cuō má jiàng

to play mahjong

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