搊 Stroke Order

搊 [chōu] Definitions: 1. 弹拨: To pluck or strum (as on a musical instrument). - Example: 搊筝 (pluck the zheng); 搊琵琶 (pluck the pipa). 2. 束紧: To tighten or fasten. - Example: 搊腰带 (tighten the belt). 3. 方言，扶: Dialect, to support or assist. - Example: 把爷爷搊起来吃药 (help grandpa to sit up to take medicine). 4. 方言，手扶住或一端用力向上使物体立起或翻倒: Dialect, to support with a hand or apply force at one end to make an object upright or turn it over. - Example: 把倒的凳子搊起来 (raise the fallen stool); 把石头搊下山坡 (push the stone down the slope). 5. 用五指拨弄: To play or pluck with five fingers ([En.] play musical instrument; pluck). - Example: 搊弹; 搊弹家 (the palace maids learning to sing and play during the Tang dynasty). 6. 用手指(或带齿的东西)在物体上划过: To stroke or scrape an object with fingers (or a toothed object). - Reference: 《天工开物》: The wool of goats can also be divided into two types: one is called 搊绒, which is combed to make threads for weaving. 7. 迎合，凑合: To cater to or to make do. - Example: 搊趣 (cater to fun); 搊搊 (joke around, make do for amusement). 8. 固执: Stubborn; obstinate. - Note: This can be used in phrases like 搊搜 (stubbornness) and 搊搊搜搜 (energetically spirited). 9. 执持: To hold or grasp firmly. 10. 一种扇子的名称，即摺叠扇: A type of fan, namely a folding fan.