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

Meanings

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.

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.

usage

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

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.

搐 chù