握
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wò · to grasp, to hold, to take by the hand

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HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #4486
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12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 握

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wòWords pronounced wò
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Example sentences

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Nǐ yào hǎohǎo bǎ wò zhè gè shí jī.你要好好把握這個時機。

You should make good use of this opportunity.

Source: Tatoeba #759608 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hé wǒ wò shǒu.和我握手。

Shake my hand.

Source: Tatoeba #819354 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men duì fǎ yǔ yǒu hěn hǎo de zhǎng wò dù.他们对法语有很好的掌握度。

They had a good command of French.

Source: Tatoeba #787240 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiàn zài wò gè shǒu hé jiě ba.现在握个手和解吧。

Now shake hands and make up.

Source: Tatoeba #818901 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā wò zhù le wǒ de shǒu.她握住了我的手。

She took my hand.

Source: Tatoeba #8215734 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hé tā de péng yǒu wò shǒu.他和他的朋友握手。

He shook hands with his friend.

Source: Tatoeba #846566 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 握 in context

  1. Say wò, then recall the core meaning: to grasp, to hold, to take by the hand.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 把握 (bǎ wò), meaning “to grasp”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 握 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.