掴 (guó): to slap (with the palm)

Meanings

1 to slap (with the palm)
2 to strike on the cheek

Characters

掴

guó

to slap / to strike the face (single-character word)

Examples

他怒不可遏，掴了对方一巴掌。

Tā nù bù kě è, guóle duìfāng yī bāzhang.

Unable to contain his fury, he slapped the other person across the face.

她掴了他一记响亮的耳光。

Tā guóle tā yī jì xiǎngliàng de ěrguāng.

She gave him a loud slap across the face.

Tips

register

掴 is a more literary or classical verb for slapping. In everyday speech, 打耳光 (to slap someone's face) or 扇巴掌 are more common. 掴 appears frequently in formal writing and historical fiction.

Stroke Order

掴 guó

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palm (of the hand) / slap (on the face)

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to hit (a target) / to strike

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嘴巴 zuǐba HSK 4 #3,170

mouth / slap in the face (colloquial)

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命中 mìngzhòng #5,526

to hit (a target) / to strike

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palm / sole / to be in charge