搐 (chù): to twitch; to have a spasm; to…

Meanings

1 to twitch; to have a spasm; to cramp

Characters

搐

chù

to twitch; spasm

Examples

HSK 4

孩子突然抽搐，被紧急送医院。

Háizi tūrán chōuchù, bèi jǐnjí sòng yīyuàn.

The child suddenly went into convulsions and had to be rushed to hospital.

HSK 5

他脸上的肌肉搐动了几下。

Tā liǎnshàng de jīròu chù dòng le jǐ xià.

The muscles on his face twitched a few times.

Tips

usage

Most often in 抽搐 (convulsion, spasm), a medical word for involuntary muscle contractions.

Components

radical

扌 shǒu

hand

The hand radical (left-side form of 手) marks 搐 as a bodily movement, here the sudden pulling and contracting of muscles.

phonetic

畜 chù

livestock; to rear

Supplies the reading chù directly; it works purely as the sound element with no link to the meaning.

Stroke Order

搐 chù

Related Words

抽搐 chōuchù #10,413

to twitch / to convulse

抽筋 chōujīn #9,252

to have a cramp / to have a muscle spasm

手抽筋 shǒuchōujīn

hand cramp / to have a cramp in one's hand

痛性痉挛 tòngxìngjìngluán

painful muscle cramp / painful spasm

痉挛 jìngluán #8,844

spasm; cramp; convulsion

抽动 chōudòng #24,255

to twitch / to jerk / to tic / to have a spasm

气管痉挛 qìguǎn jìngluán

bronchospasm / tracheospasm / airway spasm (as in asthma)

转筋 zhuànjīn

to have a muscle cramp / to get a charley horse

痉 jìng #50,854

spasm / convulsion

挛 luán #48,490

to cramp; to convulse (of muscles) / to be contracted; bent and unable to stretch