Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "擘", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "擘", and master the standard way of writing the character "擘".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 擘
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "擘" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
thumb / break / tear / pierce / split / to analyze
擘
[bò]
1. 大拇指.
(English: thumb)
2. 大拇指:如擘画(计划,布置。亦作“擘划”);擘窠(指在印章或石碑上用直线划出来的方格子,以使刻写的字整齐);巨擘(喻杰出的人物);擘肌分理(喻分析事理很缜密).
(English: thumb: as in "bò huà" (to plan, to arrange), "bò kē" (referring to a square grid drawn straight on seals or stone tablets for neat engraving), "jù bò" (referring to an outstanding person), "bò jī fēn lǐ" (referring to careful analysis of matters).)
3. 分开;剖裂.
(English: open; divide)
4. 拨弹琴弦的指法。用拇指抬弦称擘。引申为弹奏.
(English: the finger technique for plucking the strings of a musical instrument; using the thumb to lift a string is called "bò". It extends to mean to play.)
5. 砍,劈击.
(English: cut)
6. 同“掰”.
(English: the same as "bāi".)