Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 戳祸
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
traffic accident; car crash; CL:起[qi3]
戳chuōto jab; to poke; to stab; (coll.) to sprain; to blunt; to fuck (vulgar); to stand; to stand (sth) upright; stamp; seal
祸害huòhaidisaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck
罪魁祸首zuìkuí-huòshǒu(idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster
惹祸rě huòto stir up trouble; to invite disaster