捅 Stroke Order

捅 [tǒng] Verb 1. 用棍、棒、刀、枪等戳刺。 (To poke or stab with a stick, club, knife, gun, etc.) 例：捅娄子 （引起纠纷，惹祸。亦称“捅漏子”。） Example: "To poke a hole" (to cause disputes or trouble, also called "poking a leak"). 捅马蜂窝 (喻惹祸或招惹不好惹的人而引麻烦)。 Example: "Poking a hornet's nest" (metaphor for stirring trouble or provoking someone difficult). 2. 碰，触动。 (To touch or bump into.) 例：纸真薄，一～就破。 Example: "The paper is so thin that it tears with just a poke." 3. 揭露。 (To expose or disclose.) 例：把问题全～出来了。 Example: "All the problems have been exposed." 【本义】: 引; 招引 (Original meaning: to provoke or entice) 【造字法】: 形声。从手，甬 (Character formation: phonetic and semantic components) 同本义 ([En.] provoke) 用棍、棒、刀或枪等戳刺 ([En.] poke) 刺激、触动、挑动 ([En.] stir up) 用利器戳入致伤 ([En.] stab) 泄露，尤其口头上提示 ([En.] disclose) 引: 1. 有出自《孙膑兵法》：重柔之兵，则噪而恐之，振而捅之，出则击之，不出则回之。 (From the "Art of War" by Sun Bin: “With heavy-soft soldiers, they create noise and instill fear, shake and provoke them, if they come out, attack them, if they do not, retreat.”) 例: 如: 捅破; 捅窟窿 Example: Poke through; poke a hole. 刺激、触动、挑动 ([En.] stir up) 例: 如: 捅马蜂窝; 捅娄子; 捅出祸来 Example: Poke the hornet's nest; stir up trouble; provoke disaster. 用利器戳入致伤 ([En.] stab) 例: 如: 捅他一刀 Example: Stab him with a knife. 泄露，尤其口头上提示 ([En.] disclose) 例: 如: 把这件事捅出去了 Example: This matter has been disclosed.