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jiǎo
Radical: 扌 9 strokes
Meaning: to raise
💡 Imagine raising a bridge (桥) with your hand (扌) — 挢 is the action.
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📚 Character Story & Explanation

挢 (jiǎo) meaning in English —

In bustling Shanghai, street vendors skillfully 挢 (raise) their heavy woks to flip sizzling fried rice. This character, with hand radical 扌, vividly captures the action of lifting or raising something upward. It's less common than 举 but specifically implies a sudden or forceful raise.

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