挼 Stroke Order

挼 [ruó] 1. **Rub**: To rub or knead. Example: 两手自相挼 (Both hands rub against each other). 2. **Wrinkle/Shrink**: To crumple or become wrinkled. Example: 那条纸挼了 (That piece of paper became wrinkled). Related meanings: 1. 排挤 [squeeze out]. 2. 揉搓 [rub]. 引申 Meaning: 1. 《说文》: 挼，摧也。段玉裁注: “摧，各本作推，今依《玉篇》、《韵会》…正。摧者，挤也。” (In the "Shuowen," it states that 挼 means to crush. The explanation notes that it relates to squeezing.) 2. 唐·韩愈《读东方朔杂事》: 瞻相北斗柄，两手自相挼 (In the poem by Han Yu, looking at the handle of the Big Dipper, both hands rub against each other). - Verb: To knead or rub. Example: 两手自相挼 (Both hands rub against each other); 蓦然揭起鸳帏，星眼倦还挼 (In the Qing poem, suddenly uncovering a curtain, the starry eyes grow weary and rub again). - Verb: To play with or toy with. Example: 不胜情，手挼裙带遶花行 (In a Five Dynasties song, unable to resist the feelings, the hands play with the skirt while wandering among the flowers). Further meanings: 1. (Paper, cloth, etc.) Wrinkled; not flat. 2. (Cloth) About to wear out. Example Sentences: 1. 这张纸挼了 (This piece of paper is wrinkled). 2. 衬衫穿了几年，都挼了 (The shirt has been worn for several years and is about to wear out). Noun: A sacrificial rite before the body is consumed. Example: 《仪礼．特牲馈食礼》: 祝命挼祭 (In the "Rites," it mentions the sacrificial offering before the deity’s consumption).汉．郑玄．注: “挼祭，祭神食也” (The explanation notes that 挼祭 refers to the offerings made to the gods).