挓 (zhā) - To spread open & to stretch out (as with fingers or limbs).

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zhā ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical: 扌

悦丈

挓 · zhā

To spread open;

to stretch out (as with fingers or limbs).

To spread opento stretch out (as with fingers or limbs).

Usage highlights

Spread handsSpread fingersStretch wingsOutstretched armsOpen wide

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He spread his fingers wide (挓挲着手).
  • The bird stretched its wings (挓开翅膀).
  • She held her arms out (挓挲着胳膊).

Collocations

  • Spread hands(挓手)
  • Spread fingers(挓挲着手)
  • Stretch wings(挓开翅膀)
  • Outstretched arms(挓挲着胳膊)
  • Open wide(挓开)

Idioms

  • Spreading hands and stamping feet(挓手挓脚)
  • With arms akimbo(挓挲着手)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in descriptive contexts for physical posture or movement.
  • Often appears in colloquial expressions and dialectal usage.

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