chuò
adjective #32,757

Meanings

  1. 1 ample; spacious; abundant
  2. 2 (literary) graceful; charming

Examples

Wǒmen shíjiān hái hěn chuò.
We still have ample time.
Tā shēncái chuòyuē, qìzhì chūzhòng.
Her figure is graceful and her bearing exceptional.

Tips

usage
Mostly seen in compounds today: 绰号 (chuòhào, nickname), 绰绰有余 (chuòchuòyǒuyú, more than enough), (chuòyuē, graceful). Has a second reading chāo meaning 'to grab; snatch up' (e.g. 棍子 'snatch up a stick'), but chuò is the dominant modern reading.
memory
The silk radical + ('outstanding') — think of generous, flowing silk: 'enough to spare, gracefully draped'.

Stroke Order

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