揉

róu

verb HSK 7 #9,377

Meanings

1 to rub
2 to knead
3 to massage

Characters

Examples

她揉了揉眼睛，看了看时间。

Tā róu le róu yǎnjīng, kàn le kàn shíjiān.

She rubbed her eyes and checked the time.

他正在揉面团做饺子。

Tā zhèngzài róu miàntuán zuò jiǎozi.

He is kneading dough to make dumplings.

我帮你揉揉肩膀吧。

Wǒ bāng nǐ róu rou jiānbǎng ba.

Let me massage your shoulders.

Tips

grammar

揉 is often reduplicated as 揉揉 or used with 了 in the V了V pattern (揉了揉) to indicate doing the action briefly or casually.

Stroke Order

揉 róu